# Maha Kala Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Maha Kala

Maha Kala is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 331 households**, the 37th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 331households
- 52.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Maha Kala PIN code and other codes

Maha Kala falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarui
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243014

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

## How far is Maha Kala from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)43 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)5 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 Maha Kala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Maha Kala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Maha Kala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Maha Kala

Of every 100 households in Maha Kala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maha Kala · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**56%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Maha Kala?

■ Maha Kala · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****31.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 41.9% for women. 40% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 210 (37%)

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 Kharagpur

- Parsotimpur1,893 people
- Kathna1,880 people
- Dagri1,866 people
- Mahuli1,840 people
- Matsumbha1,789 people
- Khoja Chak1,720 people
- Gopalpur1,673 people
- Islampur1,560 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maha Kala from Munger?43 km by road
- What is the population of Maha Kala?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maha Kala in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maha Kala?52.8% (Census 2011)