# Mahua Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 122 households**, the 120th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 609people (2011)
- 122households
- 71.7%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahua is 855115.** Mahua falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatBhagal
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222893

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

## How far is Mahua from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)29 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)29 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 Mahua?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Mahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Mahua

Of every 100 households in Mahua in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****83%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahua?

■ Mahua · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**962

Working population ****31.0%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Sundarpuchhi665 people
- Birwakalkali660 people
- Parhalpur Milik656 people
- Thutipakar631 people
- Sukalrani594 people
- Mujabari587 people
- Pokharia567 people
- Dubra550 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahua?855115
- How far is Mahua from Kishanganj?29 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?71.7% (Census 2011)