Village · Barhara, Purnia
# Maikhand Milik

Maikhand Milik is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,566 people in 1,033 households, the 19th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.
- 5,566 people (2011)
- 1,033 households
- 58.4% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Maikhand Milik PIN code and other codes

Maikhand Milik falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Laxmipur
- Community development block Barhara
- Census village code 223138

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Maikhand Milik from nearby towns?
- Barhara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Maikhand Milik?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maikhand Milik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barhara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maikhand Milik known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Maikhand Milik

Of every 100 households in Maikhand Milik in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maikhand Milik · ■ Barhara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 4%
- Toilet within the home 8% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 89%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 61%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 36% 28%
- Television 11% 6%
- Mobile phone 54% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 31%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maikhand Milik?

■ Maikhand Milik · ■ Barhara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.4% 55.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1018 954
- Working population 42.1% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 328 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 490 (21%) · ■ Household industry 27 (1%) · ■ Other work 65 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,436 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barhara
- Bithaili Dhanpat 5,972 people
- Bhatotar 5,853 people
- Bidanarean 5,634 people
- Basdeopur 5,570 people
- Bisaharia Got 5,069 people
- Nathpur 4,619 people
- Deori 4,362 people
- Harrahi 4,138 people

All 62 villages in Barhara

## Quick answers
- How far is Maikhand Milik from Purnia? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Maikhand Milik? 5,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maikhand Milik in? Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maikhand Milik? 58.4% (Census 2011)

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