Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Maha Maha is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,709 people in 249 households, the 56th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 1,709 people (2011) - 249 households - 63.6% literacy - 856 females per 1,000 males ## Maha PIN code and other codes Maha falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kaswa - Community development block Surajgarha - Census village code 243454 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maha from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ) 48 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Maha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Piri Bazar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Munger - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Munger - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maha Of every 100 households in Maha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maha · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 36% - Toilet within the home 33% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 64% - Tap water 3% 5% - Drinking water within premises 42% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92% - Use banking services 78% 65% - Television 19% 24% - Mobile phone 49% 60% - Computer with internet 6% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 27% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maha? ■ Maha · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 919 - Working population 24.5% 31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 52.5% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 64 (15%) · ■ Marginal 347 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha - Punadih 1,966 people - Gopalpur 1,914 people - Sirighana 1,867 people - Nandpur 1,730 people - Haldi 1,703 people - Adupur 1,618 people - Mustafapur 1,552 people - Basuhar 1,532 people All 184 villages in Surajgarha ## Quick answers - How far is Maha from Lakhisarai? 48 km by road - What is the population of Maha? 1,709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maha in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maha? 63.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/maha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.