# Majharia Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/majharia/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Majharia Majharia is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845437**. The 2011 Census counted **2,818 people in 644 households**, the 10th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,818people (2011) - 644households - 46.5%literacy - 845437PIN code ## Majharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majharia is 845437.** Majharia falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845437 - Gram panchayatBir Chhapra - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218404 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majharia from nearby towns? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)13 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 Majharia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Majharia; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Majharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Majharia Of every 100 households in Majharia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majharia · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****47%** **50% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****45%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% 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 Majharia? ■ Majharia · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **898 Working population ****25.0%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.0% for men and 35.7% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (72%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 36 (5%) 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 Piprakothi - Bir Chhapra4,207 people - Tikaita3,718 people - Salempur3,342 people - Gobindapur2,828 people - Semra2,806 people - Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people - Jiwdhara2,674 people - Chand Saraia2,616 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majharia?845437 - How far is Majharia from Motihari?13 km by road - What is the population of Majharia?2,818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majharia in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majharia?46.5% (Census 2011)