# Mahuri Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Mahuri

Mahuri is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,496 people in 761 households**, the 11th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,496people (2011)
- 761households
- 60.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Mahuri PIN code and other codes

Mahuri falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuri
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245090

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

## How far is Mahuri from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)6 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 Mahuri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 8 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 Mahuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Mahuri

Of every 100 households in Mahuri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahuri · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Mahuri?

■ Mahuri · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**937

Working population ****31.8%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.8% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 286 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 861 (60%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 165 (12%)

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 Silao

- Maniawan5,368 people
- Ghustawan5,239 people
- Dharhara4,858 people
- Mohanpur4,624 people
- Gorma3,914 people
- Sithaura3,585 people
- Barakar3,513 people
- Bhadari3,394 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuri from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuri?4,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuri in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuri?60.2% (Census 2011)