# Mahendrapur Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/mahendrapur/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Mahendrapur Mahendrapur is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,444 people in 985 households**, the 7th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 5,444people (2011) - 985households - 37.3%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Mahendrapur PIN code and other codes Mahendrapur falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBikrampur - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahendrapur from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)12 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 Mahendrapur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulabbag - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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 - Electricity (2011)4 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 Mahendrapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Mahendrapur Of every 100 households in Mahendrapur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahendrapur · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **22% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **22% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****28%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Mahendrapur? ■ Mahendrapur · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.3%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **968 Working population ****26.1%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.0% for men and 30.8% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 261 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (28%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 355 (25%) · **■** Marginal 397 (28%) 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 Purnia East - Rampur7,086 people - Kavaia6,430 people - Raziganj6,361 people - Maharajpur5,505 people - Kathua5,075 people - Kishunpur4,352 people - Pokharia4,291 people - Birpur4,198 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahendrapur from Purnia?12 km by road - What is the population of Mahendrapur?5,444 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahendrapur in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahendrapur?37.3% (Census 2011)