# Mahthaur Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Mahthaur

Mahthaur is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,413 people in 457 households**, the 27th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 2,413people (2011)
- 457households
- 29.0%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Mahthaur PIN code and other codes

Mahthaur falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhamra Lagan
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223579

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

## How far is Mahthaur from nearby towns?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)10 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 Mahthaur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahthaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lagan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Mahthaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Mahthaur

Of every 100 households in Mahthaur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahthaur · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**19%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Mahthaur?

■ Mahthaur · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.0%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**965

Working population ****24.4%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 22.4% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Kasba

- Malharia2,829 people
- Sadhauli2,607 people
- Shikarpur2,506 people
- Lagan2,490 people
- Semaria2,377 people
- Deodha2,324 people
- Kamalpur2,319 people
- Banaili2,129 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahthaur from Purnia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mahthaur?2,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahthaur in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahthaur?29.0% (Census 2011)