# Mahua Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,215 people in 224 households**, the 77th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,215people (2011)
- 224households
- 59.3%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

Mahua falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahua
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220329

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?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)21 km by road
- Madhubani (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 Mahua?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ektara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bankata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 36% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

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 · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**932

Working population ****24.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (25%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%)

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 Benipatti

- Dhanukhi1,477 people
- Baijalpur1,358 people
- Larugawan1,322 people
- Bhagwatipur1,316 people
- Rampur1,180 people
- Matrahari1,105 people
- Ranipur1,096 people
- Agai1,082 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahua from Madhubani?21 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?1,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?59.3% (Census 2011)