# Mahisan Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/mahisan/ Village · Madhepur, Madhubani # Mahisan Mahisan is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,293 people in 1,485 households**, the 14th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%. - 6,293people (2011) - 1,485households - 57.4%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Mahisan PIN code and other codes Mahisan falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahisan - Community development blockMadhepur - Census village code220853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahisan from nearby towns? - Madhepur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)52 km by road - Jhanjharpur (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 Mahisan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahisan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Mahisan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Mahisan Of every 100 households in Mahisan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahisan · ■ Madhepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **4% Toilet within the home ****7%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **36% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****27%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mahisan? ■ Mahisan · ■ Madhepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **55.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **946 Working population ****35.0%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 331 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,296 (59%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (6%) · **■** Marginal 429 (19%) 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 Madhepur - Doalakh6,920 people - Mahpatia6,859 people - Nawada6,770 people - Bhargawan6,455 people - Sundar Birajit6,178 people - Banki5,558 people - Bath5,527 people - Matras5,510 people [All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahisan from Madhubani?52 km by road - What is the population of Mahisan?6,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahisan in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahisan?57.4% (Census 2011)