# Mahammadpur Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/mahammadpur/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Mahammadpur Mahammadpur is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,819 people in 694 households**, the 19th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,819people (2011) - 694households - 33.5%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Mahammadpur PIN code and other codes Mahammadpur falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGokhulpur - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223385 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? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 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 Mahammadpur? 15 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 · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmakhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 93% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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, 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. ■ Mahammadpur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **16% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **28% Television ****1%** **10% Mobile phone ****60%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **33% 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 Mahammadpur? ■ Mahammadpur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **955 Working population ****43.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.7% for men and 24.7% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,352 (81%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (2%) · **■** Marginal 179 (11%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Jhuni Istamrar4,902 people - Rahua4,781 people - Satkodaria4,100 people - Rampur4,030 people - Lohjar3,559 people - Alinagar3,402 people - kataha3,355 people - Jokajal Marai3,149 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahammadpur from Purnia?22 km by road - What is the population of Mahammadpur?3,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?33.5% (Census 2011)