# Maho Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandi, Nalanda 

# Maho

Maho is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 111 households**, the 54th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 754people (2011)
- 111households
- 70.8%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Maho PIN code and other codes

Maho falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasani
- Community development blockChandi
- Census village code244353

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

## How far is Maho from nearby towns?

- Chandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)20 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 Maho?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maho; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Maho known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Maho

Of every 100 households in Maho in 2011, 3 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maho · ■ Chandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**37%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maho?

■ Maho · ■ Chandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**940

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (9%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Chandi

- Maheshpur870 people
- Sirampur Kharij Jama824 people
- Jalalpur789 people
- Tanrapar777 people
- Bheria692 people
- Ganga Bigha643 people
- Milki601 people
- Darweshpur593 people

[All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maho from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Maho?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maho in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maho?70.8% (Census 2011)