# Maharath Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/maharath/

Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Maharath

Maharath is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 255 households**, the 29th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 255households
- 59.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Maharath PIN code and other codes

Maharath falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBallopur
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243757

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

## How far is Maharath from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)22 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 Maharath?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Maharath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Maharath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Maharath

Of every 100 households in Maharath in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharath · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**36%

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 Maharath?

■ Maharath · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**939

Working population ****36.6%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 290 (50%)

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 Halsi

- Bardokhar1,937 people
- Silwe1,901 people
- Kakrauri1,823 people
- Bela1,783 people
- Baghaur1,474 people
- Kumaitha1,441 people
- Shekhpurwa1,433 people
- Konag1,293 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maharath from Lakhisarai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Maharath?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharath in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maharath?59.8% (Census 2011)