# Mahmadwa Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Mahmadwa

Mahmadwa is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 250 households**, the 46th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 250households
- 48.4%literacy
- 845307PIN code

## Mahmadwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahmadwa is 845307.** Mahmadwa falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845307
- Gram panchayatMahmadwa
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217242

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

## How far is Mahmadwa from nearby towns?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)50 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 Mahmadwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Mahmadwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Mahmadwa

Of every 100 households in Mahmadwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahmadwa · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****55%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

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 Mahmadwa?

■ Mahmadwa · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**951

Working population ****37.9%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (36%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 212 (44%)

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 Sikta

- Pasrampur1,620 people
- Majharia1,535 people
- Patkhaulia1,497 people
- Bahuarwa1,297 people
- Chhapainia1,262 people
- Bishunpurwa1,256 people
- Bhaunri1,126 people
- Bahuarwa830 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahmadwa?845307
- How far is Mahmadwa from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahmadwa?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahmadwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahmadwa?48.4% (Census 2011)