# Mahalbari Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Mahalbari

Mahalbari is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,564 people in 783 households**, the 16th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 3,564people (2011)
- 783households
- 48.2%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Mahalbari PIN code and other codes

Mahalbari falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKohila
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224149

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

## How far is Mahalbari from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)22 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 Mahalbari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalbari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Mahalbari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and jute**. About 80% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Mahalbari

Of every 100 households in Mahalbari in 2011, 17 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahalbari · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**21%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahalbari?

■ Mahalbari · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**45.6%

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

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**975

Working population ****28.2%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 37.2% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (11%) · **■** Marginal 188 (19%)

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 Dagarua

- Tamaut4,205 people
- Mathaur4,203 people
- Ekhua4,193 people
- Nikhrail4,178 people
- Dariapur3,478 people
- Katari3,257 people
- Dansar3,117 people
- Makaili3,055 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahalbari from Purnia?22 km by road
- What is the population of Mahalbari?3,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahalbari in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahalbari?48.2% (Census 2011)