# Mahdewa Village, Laukahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Laukahi, Madhubani 

# Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 294 households**, the 42nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 294households
- 52.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Mahdewa PIN code and other codes

Mahdewa falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahdewa
- Community development blockLaukahi
- Census village code220085

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

## How far is Mahdewa from nearby towns?

- Laukahi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)72 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)12 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 Mahdewa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahdewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narahia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirmali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Mahdewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Mahdewa

Of every 100 households in Mahdewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahdewa · ■ Laukahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

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 Mahdewa?

■ Mahdewa · ■ Laukahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**949

Working population ****52.2%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 33.8% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (52%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 255 (31%)

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 Laukahi

- Mahthoura1,784 people
- Karharwa1,732 people
- Kharagpur1,692 people
- Chichorwa1,641 people
- Auraha1,554 people
- Sanpataha1,493 people
- Kachnarwa1,442 people
- Harraha1,429 people

[All 66 villages in Laukahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahdewa from Madhubani?72 km by road
- What is the population of Mahdewa?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahdewa in?Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahdewa?52.0% (Census 2011)