# Mahdewa Village, Bariarpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bariarpur, Munger 

# Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a village in Bariarpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 223 households**, the 16th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 223households
- 90.0%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Mahdewa PIN code and other codes

Mahdewa falls in Bariarpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParia
- Community development blockBariarpur
- Census village code242636

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?

- Bariarpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)18 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)18 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?

10 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 · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mahdewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 64 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 Mahdewa

Of every 100 households in Mahdewa in 2011, 74 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahdewa · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**73%

Tap water ****11%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**87%

Use banking services ****86%**

**47%

Television ****65%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**908

Working population ****25.1%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 86.7% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 158 (52%) · **■** Marginal 128 (42%)

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 Bariarpur

- Bahadurpur1,706 people
- Kazi Chak1,598 people
- Tulsipur1,279 people
- Pipra1,229 people
- Kharag Sarhi907 people
- Mirza Chak863 people
- Gosain Chak587 people
- Barail488 people

[All 44 villages in Bariarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/bariarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahdewa from Munger?18 km by road
- What is the population of Mahdewa?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahdewa in?Munger district (Bariarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahdewa?90.0% (Census 2011)