Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia
# Mahathua Milik

Mahathua Milik is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 624 people in 104 households, the 44th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 624 people (2011)
- 104 households
- 57.1% literacy
- 938 females per 1,000 males

## Mahathua Milik PIN code and other codes

Mahathua Milik falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Raghunathpur
- Community development block Bhawanipur
- Census village code 223216

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

## How far is Mahathua Milik from nearby towns?
- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town) 55 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahathua Milik?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road 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 5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahathua Milik known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahathua Milik

Of every 100 households in Mahathua Milik in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahathua Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 2% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 42% 26%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 60% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Mahathua Milik?

■ Mahathua Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 923
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 863 967
- Working population 26.9% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 47.3% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 86 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (48%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhawanipur
- Basantpur Chintaman Milik 861 people
- Siripur Milik 854 people
- Dumra Mahabal Milik 723 people
- Kharkatta 630 people
- Supaili 509 people
- Bhawanipur Istamrar 412 people
- Bhurkundi Chakla 366 people
- Bhawanipur Milik 365 people

All 88 villages in Bhawanipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahathua Milik from Purnia? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Mahathua Milik? 624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahathua Milik in? Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahathua Milik? 57.1% (Census 2011)

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