# Maira Village, Mansahi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mansahi, Katihar 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Mansahi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,529 people in 502 households**, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 2,529people (2011)
- 502households
- 49.5%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Maira PIN code and other codes

Maira falls in Mansahi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPhulahra
- Community development blockMansahi
- Census village code225519

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

## How far is Maira from nearby towns?

- Mansahi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)10 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 Maira?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Maira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghasi Tola
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pachbarga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Maira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Maira

Of every 100 households in Maira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Mansahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**45%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****79%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Maira?

■ Maira · ■ Mansahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**967

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 45.0% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (10%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 593 (67%)

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 Mansahi

- Phulahra3,189 people
- Ekauna2,886 people
- Basantpur2,780 people
- Raghuni Chak2,686 people
- Chakband1,491 people
- Pinda1,447 people
- Bhakhripur1,423 people
- Naraenpur1,079 people

[All 26 villages in Mansahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/mansahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maira from Katihar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?2,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Katihar district (Mansahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?49.5% (Census 2011)