# Mai Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Mai

Mai is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,591 people in 434 households**, the 26th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,591people (2011)
- 434households
- 69.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Mai PIN code and other codes

Mai falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMai Naitaul
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code246010

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

## How far is Mai from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)10 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 Mai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mai; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nadaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Mai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Mai

Of every 100 households in Mai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mai · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mai?

■ Mai · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**947

Working population ****33.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (32%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (20%) · **■** Marginal 283 (33%)

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 Dhanarua

- Nataul2,852 people
- Dhamaul2,786 people
- Dumra2,707 people
- Atarpura2,605 people
- Niman2,425 people
- Bijpura2,360 people
- Keorha2,341 people
- Nadpura2,176 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mai from Patna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mai?2,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mai in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mai?69.6% (Census 2011)