# Maldiha Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Maldiha

Maldiha is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,345 people in 1,456 households**, the 9th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 7,345people (2011)
- 1,456households
- 66.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Maldiha PIN code and other codes

Maldiha falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArbana Chakla
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223127

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

## How far is Maldiha from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)54 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)14 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 Maldiha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Maldiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Maldiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 837 hectares of village land is sown, and 550 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 Maldiha

Of every 100 households in Maldiha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maldiha · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**28%

Television ****13%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Maldiha?

■ Maldiha · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**954

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 410 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,468 (50%) · **■** Household industry 78 (3%) · **■** Other work 153 (5%) · **■** Marginal 847 (29%)

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 Barhara

- Nipania9,052 people
- Aurahi8,976 people
- Dibraghani8,269 people
- Bela Paemu Milik7,772 people
- Bhatsara7,329 people
- Laukahi6,868 people
- Kamalpur6,834 people
- Matihani6,790 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maldiha from Purnia?54 km by road
- What is the population of Maldiha?7,345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maldiha in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maldiha?66.8% (Census 2011)