# Mehtarwan Village, Tharthari, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tharthari, Nalanda 

# Mehtarwan

Mehtarwan is a village in Tharthari sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 242 households**, the 17th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 242households
- 63.5%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Mehtarwan PIN code and other codes

Mehtarwan falls in Tharthari sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachaharia
- Community development blockTharthari
- Census village code244714

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

## How far is Mehtarwan from nearby towns?

- Tharthari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)11 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 Mehtarwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Mehtarwan

Of every 100 households in Mehtarwan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehtarwan · ■ Tharthari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mehtarwan?

■ Mehtarwan · ■ Tharthari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**915

Working population ****34.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (15%) · **■** Marginal 171 (32%)

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 Tharthari

- Partappur2,442 people
- Bhatahar2,317 people
- Panwara1,881 people
- Shekhpura1,586 people
- Salempur1,438 people
- Kanjhiawna1,392 people
- Kol Bigha1,300 people
- Basta1,229 people

[All 30 villages in Tharthari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/tharthari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehtarwan from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Mehtarwan?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehtarwan in?Nalanda district (Tharthari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mehtarwan?63.5% (Census 2011)