# Mahuawa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **925 people in 148 households**, the 91st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 925people (2011)
- 148households
- 52.0%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes

Mahuawa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahui
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216317

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?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)62 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)20 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?

4 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 84% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahuawa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**959

Working population ****45.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 39.0% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (57%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 176 (42%)

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 Gaunaha

- Basantpur948 people
- Serahwa948 people
- Gawnaha934 people
- Matihani928 people
- Mandiha908 people
- Balia906 people
- Bairatwa895 people
- Balwal872 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuawa from Bettiah?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawa?925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?52.0% (Census 2011)