# Mahammadpur Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/mahammadpur/ Village · Dagarua, Purnia # Mahammadpur Mahammadpur is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,711 people in 341 households**, the 49th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%. - 1,711people (2011) - 341households - 59.5%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Mahammadpur PIN code and other codes Mahammadpur falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarkheli - Community development blockDagarua - Census village code224104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahammadpur from nearby towns? - Dagarua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Mahammadpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahammadpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Mahammadpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Mahammadpur Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahammadpur · ■ Dagarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **12% Toilet within the home ****20%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **91% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **98% Use banking services ****24%** **21% Television ****21%** **6% Mobile phone ****26%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **35% Own their home ****95%** **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 Mahammadpur? ■ Mahammadpur · ■ Dagarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **45.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **975 Working population ****35.7%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 172 (28%) · **■** Marginal 179 (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 Dagarua - Saura1,923 people - Babhani1,865 people - Nifatpur1,767 people - Udharna1,759 people - Sakraili1,696 people - Phulbari1,569 people - Kamalpur1,489 people - Chakdeh1,476 people [All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahammadpur from Purnia?25 km by road - What is the population of Mahammadpur?1,711 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?59.5% (Census 2011)