# Makhnaha Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Makhnaha

Makhnaha is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,006 people in 746 households**, the 28th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 4,006people (2011)
- 746households
- 45.3%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Makhnaha PIN code and other codes

Makhnaha falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharhara Chakla
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code223022

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

## How far is Makhnaha from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)6 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 Makhnaha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Makhnaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Makhnaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Makhnaha

Of every 100 households in Makhnaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhnaha · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**66%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

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 Makhnaha?

■ Makhnaha · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**929

Working population ****41.6%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 36.8% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,282 (77%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (1%) · **■** Marginal 224 (13%)

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 Banmankhi

- Pipra6,264 people
- Harpur Madi5,780 people
- Belchand Sukhia4,560 people
- Bishunpurdat4,208 people
- Majhua Pemraj Milik3,738 people
- Harmurhi3,480 people
- Gangaili3,478 people
- Mahadeopur2,986 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makhnaha from Purnia?38 km by road
- What is the population of Makhnaha?4,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhnaha in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makhnaha?45.3% (Census 2011)