Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran
# Mandiha

Mandiha is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 908 people in 174 households, the 92nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 908 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 43.2% literacy
- 831 females per 1,000 males

## Mandiha PIN code and other codes

Mandiha falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dhanauji
- Community development block Gaunaha
- Census village code 216431

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mandiha from nearby towns?
- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mandiha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mandiha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 38% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mandiha

Of every 100 households in Mandiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mandiha · ■ Gaunaha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 2% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92%
- Tap water 6% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 18% 38%
- Television 2% 8%
- Mobile phone 46% 49%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mandiha?

■ Mandiha · ■ Gaunaha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.2% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 831 922
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 807 959
- Working population 50.8% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 27.5% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 215 (47%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 202 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gaunaha
- Serahwa 948 people
- Gawnaha 934 people
- Matihani 928 people
- Mahuawa 925 people
- Balia 906 people
- Bairatwa 895 people
- Balwal 872 people
- Goithahi 870 people

All 168 villages in Gaunaha

## Quick answers
- How far is Mandiha from Bettiah? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Mandiha? 908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mandiha in? Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mandiha? 43.2% (Census 2011)

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