# Mahabala Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Mahabala

Mahabala is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,365 people in 629 households**, the 15th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 3,365people (2011)
- 629households
- 59.1%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Mahabala PIN code and other codes

Mahabala falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSondip Milik
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223185

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

## How far is Mahabala from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)54 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)54 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 Mahabala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 4 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 Mahabala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Mahabala

Of every 100 households in Mahabala in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahabala · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahabala?

■ Mahabala · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**967

Working population ****43.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 47.8% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (21%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (5%) · **■** Marginal 886 (60%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Supaili3,974 people
- Raghunathpur3,902 people
- Sondip Milik3,680 people
- Barhari3,607 people
- Raipura3,305 people
- Raghunathpur3,154 people
- Brahamgani3,119 people
- Bhamet2,906 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahabala from Purnia?54 km by road
- What is the population of Mahabala?3,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahabala in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahabala?59.1% (Census 2011)