# Mai Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Mai

Mai is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,407 people in 202 households**, the 42nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,407people (2011)
- 202households
- 64.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Mai PIN code and other codes

Mai falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachaura
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244259

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

## How far is Mai from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (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 Mai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Noorsarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Mai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Mai

Of every 100 households in Mai in 2011, 3 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mai · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**69%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mai?

■ Mai · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**938

Working population ****35.4%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Harnaut

- Dehra1,596 people
- Ukhra1,567 people
- Mahmudpur1,433 people
- Gangta1,410 people
- Narchawar1,149 people
- Bama Chak1,137 people
- Mirdaha Chak1,108 people
- Kazichak1,086 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mai from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mai?1,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mai in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mai?64.9% (Census 2011)