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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Mahamdia

Mahamdia is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,469 people in 486 households**, the 31st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,469people (2011)
- 486households
- 45.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Mahamdia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMathaur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224110

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

## How far is Mahamdia from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)19 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)19 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 Mahamdia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahamdia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps

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 Mahamdia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Mahamdia

Of every 100 households in Mahamdia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahamdia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Mahamdia?

■ Mahamdia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**975

Working population ****28.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 42.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 116 (17%)

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

- Kochali2,683 people
- Majhua2,619 people
- Biswaspur2,511 people
- Chakua2,479 people
- Chanpi2,443 people
- Basdaha2,415 people
- Jabar2,352 people
- Daspatar2,206 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahamdia from Purnia?19 km by road
- What is the population of Mahamdia?2,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahamdia in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahamdia?45.8% (Census 2011)