# Mahuawa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 44 households**, the 143rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 218people (2011)
- 44households
- 29.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRajpur
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216643

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)48 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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 Mahuawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mahuawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahuawa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**24%

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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**957

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.9% for men and 25.9% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 87 (93%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Mathia388 people
- Imilia359 people
- Balua326 people
- Kaulachi318 people
- Hichhopal196 people
- Sirahwa190 people
- Tutuhia131 people
- Mathia Khap99 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuawa from Bettiah?48 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawa?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?29.4% (Census 2011)