# Mahadewa Village, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoghardiha, Madhubani 

# Mahadewa

Mahadewa is a village in Ghoghardiha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 363 households**, the 31st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 363households
- 57.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Mahadewa PIN code and other codes

Mahadewa falls in Ghoghardiha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahadewa
- Community development blockGhoghardiha
- Census village code220764

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

## How far is Mahadewa from nearby towns?

- Ghoghardiha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)4 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 Mahadewa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahadewa; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Sangai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhedhwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Mahadewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Mahadewa

Of every 100 households in Mahadewa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahadewa · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

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 Mahadewa?

■ Mahadewa · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**952

Working population ****39.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 38.5% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (13%) · **■** Marginal 385 (49%)

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 Ghoghardiha

- Hulaspatti2,219 people
- Bishuharia2,185 people
- Sahorwa2,063 people
- Rajuahi1,984 people
- Tilat1,896 people
- Ekhara1,849 people
- Dhabghat1,689 people
- Alola1,636 people

[All 49 villages in Ghoghardiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahadewa from Madhubani?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mahadewa?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadewa in?Madhubani district (Ghoghardiha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadewa?57.4% (Census 2011)