# Mahugain Village, Gobindpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Nawada 

# Mahugain

Mahugain is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 176 households**, the 24th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,320people (2011)
- 176households
- 75.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Mahugain PIN code and other codes

Mahugain falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahugain
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code257877

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

## How far is Mahugain from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)28 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)28 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 Mahugain?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahugain; 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 · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Govind Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Mahugain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Mahugain

Of every 100 households in Mahugain in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahugain · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahugain?

■ Mahugain · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**966

Working population ****31.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 250 (60%)

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 Gobindpur

- Dhanpuri1,541 people
- Pipra1,499 people
- Mahbhara1,394 people
- Dilhua1,331 people
- Katru Chak1,284 people
- Kamalpur1,210 people
- Pipra1,196 people
- Khairakhurd1,148 people

[All 73 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahugain from Nawada?28 km by road
- What is the population of Mahugain?1,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahugain in?Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahugain?75.3% (Census 2011)