# Mahammad Nagar Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Mahammad Nagar

Mahammad Nagar is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,850 people in 819 households**, the 16th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 3,850people (2011)
- 819households
- 36.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Mahammad Nagar PIN code and other codes

Mahammad Nagar falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharsia
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224315

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahammad Nagar from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahammad Nagar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahammad Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahammad Nagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahammad Nagar

Of every 100 households in Mahammad Nagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahammad Nagar · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahammad Nagar?

■ Mahammad Nagar · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**976

Working population ****44.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 28.9% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,286 (75%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (1%) · **■** Marginal 289 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Falka

- Maghaili4,567 people
- Rahata4,184 people
- Amol4,105 people
- Sabda3,933 people
- Haseli3,825 people
- Lachhmipur3,430 people
- Dhanetha3,163 people
- Maheshpur3,098 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahammad Nagar from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mahammad Nagar?3,850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammad Nagar in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammad Nagar?36.3% (Census 2011)