# Mahuawa Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845450**. The 2011 Census counted **3,217 people in 559 households**, the 27th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 3,217people (2011)
- 559households
- 51.1%literacy
- 845450PIN code

## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahuawa is 845450.** Mahuawa falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845450
- Gram panchayatLohiaria
- Community development blockChanpatia
- Census village code217213

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

## How far is Mahuawa from nearby towns?

- Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chanpatia (nearest town)15 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 Mahuawa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumar Bag
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Mahuawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Mahuawa

Of every 100 households in Mahuawa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahuawa · ■ Chanpatia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

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 Mahuawa?

■ Mahuawa · ■ Chanpatia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**942

Working population ****30.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 35.8% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (3%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 116 (12%) · **■** Marginal 742 (75%)

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 Chanpatia

- Lachhu Chhapar Andar Bhaisahi3,999 people
- Gurwalia Biswas Bandobasti3,940 people
- Barohiya3,928 people
- Bankat3,413 people
- Patarkha Naurangia3,173 people
- Moti Chhapar3,088 people
- Bhikhampur2,982 people
- Hirapakar2,897 people

[All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahuawa?845450
- How far is Mahuawa from Bettiah?13 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawa?3,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?51.1% (Census 2011)