# Mahmuda Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Mahmuda

Mahmuda is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,334 people in 1,753 households**, the 1st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 11,334people (2011)
- 1,753households
- 56.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Mahmuda PIN code and other codes

Mahmuda falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahmuda
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244980

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

## How far is Mahmuda from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)50 km by road
- Islampur (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 Mahmuda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahmuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Mahmuda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 1,603 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,063 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 Mahmuda

Of every 100 households in Mahmuda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahmuda · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Mahmuda?

■ Mahmuda · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**921

Working population ****33.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 43.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,103 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,169 (31%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 494 (13%) · **■** Marginal 995 (26%)

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 Islampur

- Panhar11,229 people
- Bauri Dih5,451 people
- Ranipur5,060 people
- Sarthua4,526 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahmuda from Biharsharif?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahmuda?11,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahmuda in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahmuda?56.3% (Census 2011)