# Mahdewa Village, Hisua, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hisua, Nawada 

# Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a village in Hisua sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 120 households**, the 48th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 634people (2011)
- 120households
- 43.0%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Mahdewa PIN code and other codes

Mahdewa falls in Hisua sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockHisua
- Census village code258110

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

## How far is Mahdewa from nearby towns?

- Hisua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)21 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)7 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 Mahdewa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mahdewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hisua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Mahdewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Mahdewa

Of every 100 households in Mahdewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahdewa · ■ Hisua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**34%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**42%

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 Mahdewa?

■ Mahdewa · ■ Hisua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**928

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 31.4% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 229 (80%)

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 Hisua

- Sinhinchak755 people
- Daulatpur734 people
- Ghuriha701 people
- Maulanagar650 people

[All 51 villages in Hisua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/hisua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahdewa from Nawada?21 km by road
- What is the population of Mahdewa?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahdewa in?Nawada district (Hisua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahdewa?43.0% (Census 2011)