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

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 322 households**, the 30th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 322households
- 58.6%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

Mahua falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaigna
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222282

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?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)20 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 81% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**973

Working population ****26.8%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 45.9% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (69%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 81 (19%)

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 Terhagachh

- Kuari1,854 people
- Doria1,847 people
- Khunia Toli1,790 people
- Hatgaon1,750 people
- Rahmatpur1,590 people
- Rampur1,558 people
- Babhangawan1,491 people
- Ghani Phulsara1,477 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahua from Kishanganj?38 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?58.6% (Census 2011)