Village · Giriak, Nalanda # Mahatpura Mahatpura is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 837 people in 165 households, the 30th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 837 people (2011) - 165 households - 65.2% literacy - 898 females per 1,000 males ## Mahatpura PIN code and other codes Mahatpura falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Puraini - Community development block Giriak - Census village code 245158 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahatpura from nearby towns? - Giriak (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ) 23 km by road - Nawada (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahatpura? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahatpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Surajpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahatpura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahatpura Of every 100 households in Mahatpura in 2011, 50 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahatpura · ■ Giriak rural average - Electricity for lighting 50% 14% - Toilet within the home 12% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 73% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 48% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 89% - Use banking services 40% 47% - Television 20% 14% - Mobile phone 49% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 45% 36% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahatpura? ■ Mahatpura · ■ Giriak rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 61.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 927 - Working population 40.6% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 132 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (6%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 69 (20%) · ■ Marginal 112 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Giriak - Daktar English 1,093 people - Jalalpur 1,070 people - Mahila 1,059 people - Rupaspur 901 people - Khanpur 772 people - Takhat Rauza 748 people - Barhaita 636 people - Palhauwa 624 people All 44 villages in Giriak ## Quick answers - How far is Mahatpura from Biharsharif? 23 km by road - What is the population of Mahatpura? 837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahatpura in? Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahatpura? 65.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/mahatpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.