# Mahuawa Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/mahuawa/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Mahuawa Mahuawa is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845415**. The 2011 Census counted **18,599 people in 3,775 households**, the 3rd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 18,599people (2011) - 3,775households - 48.3%literacy - 845415PIN code ## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahuawa is 845415.** Mahuawa falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845415 - Gram panchayatMahuawa West, Mahuawa East - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217869 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? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road - Dhaka (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? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 97% of the 1,427 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,300 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, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahuawa · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **7% Toilet within the home ****16%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **915 Working population ****36.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 702 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,140 (46%) · **■** Household industry 85 (1%) · **■** Other work 468 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2,358 (35%) 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 Chiraia - Khartari38,978 people - Rampur21,637 people - Haraj Nurullahpur15,593 people - Mirpur15,509 people - Semra14,041 people - Bara Jairam13,001 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahuawa?845415 - How far is Mahuawa from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Mahuawa?18,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahuawa in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?48.3% (Census 2011)