Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Mahmada Mahmada is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,544 people in 245 households, the 32nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,544 people (2011) - 245 households - 56.0% literacy - 845 females per 1,000 males ## Mahmada PIN code and other codes Mahmada falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bathna - Community development block Kotwa - Census village code 218351 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahmada from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 22 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahmada? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mahmada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chakia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahmada known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahmada Of every 100 households in Mahmada in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahmada · ■ Kotwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 2% - Toilet within the home 19% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 86% - Tap water 0% 0% - Drinking water within premises 71% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 73% 50% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 85% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 3% 15% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahmada? ■ Mahmada · ■ Kotwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 896 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 785 918 - Working population 54.2% 38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 46.6% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 202 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 147 (18%) · ■ Other work 20 (2%) · ■ Marginal 468 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotwa - Mathurapur Math Gopal 1,731 people - Chiuntaha 1,575 people - Talwa Pokhar 1,556 people - Pakri Asok 1,545 people - Ratanpur 1,516 people - Kalyanpur Birt 1,472 people - Rohua Khas 1,385 people - Pakri Asok 1,256 people All 45 villages in Kotwa ## Quick answers - How far is Mahmada from Motihari? 22 km by road - What is the population of Mahmada? 1,544 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahmada in? Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahmada? 56.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/mahmada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.