# Mear Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/mear/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Mear Mear is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,819 people in 638 households**, the 18th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 3,819people (2011) - 638households - 64.4%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Mear PIN code and other codes Mear falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMeyar - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mear from nearby towns? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)10 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 Mear? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mear; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Mear known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 68% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Mear Of every 100 households in Mear in 2011, 5 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mear · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **13% Toilet within the home ****35%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****66%** **47% Television ****32%** **18% Mobile phone ****64%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mear? ■ Mear · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **932 Working population ****41.4%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 51.6% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 534 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 550 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (12%) · **■** Marginal 303 (19%) 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 Noorsarai - Muzaffarpur4,592 people - Begampur4,119 people - Sakrorha3,984 people - Nadiauna3,872 people - Jhanwan3,586 people - Ajnaura3,038 people - Parasi2,744 people - Sargaon2,731 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mear from Biharsharif?10 km by road - What is the population of Mear?3,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mear in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mear?64.4% (Census 2011)