# Mahuawa Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/mahuawa-218419/ Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran # Mahuawa Mahuawa is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 304 households**, the 50th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,376people (2011) - 304households - 53.5%literacy - 859females per 1,000 males ## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes Mahuawa falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRamgarh Mahuawa - Community development blockChakia - Census village code218419 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? - Chakia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road - Chakia (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? 17 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Mahuawa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahuawa · ■ Chakia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****41%** **54% Television ****3%** **10% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **13% 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 · ■ Chakia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044** **949 Working population ****27.3%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 34.2% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 243 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (16%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 53 (14%) 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 Chakia - Sita Kund1,633 people - Kundia1,610 people - Uchi Dih1,428 people - Damodarpur1,395 people - Jahingara1,323 people - Parsauni Kisun1,322 people - Sohanpur1,145 people - Sahri Jagirha1,057 people [All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahuawa from Motihari?32 km by road - What is the population of Mahuawa?1,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahuawa in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?53.5% (Census 2011)