# Mahila Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Mahila

Mahila is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 140 households**, the 28th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 140households
- 73.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Mahila PIN code and other codes

Mahila falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGajipur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245121

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

## How far is Mahila from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (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 Mahila?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Mahila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Mahila

Of every 100 households in Mahila in 2011, 12 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahila · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**73%

Tap water ****9%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Mahila?

■ Mahila · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**927

Working population ****44.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 302 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (10%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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 Giriak

- Mohammadpur1,275 people
- Manpur1,271 people
- Daktar English1,093 people
- Jalalpur1,070 people
- Rupaspur901 people
- Mahatpura837 people
- Khanpur772 people
- Takhat Rauza748 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahila from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Mahila?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahila in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahila?73.0% (Census 2011)