# Mahdewa Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dehri, Rohtas 

# Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 186 households**, the 46th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,298people (2011)
- 186households
- 83.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Mahdewa PIN code and other codes

Mahdewa falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamuhar
- Community development blockDehri
- Census village code252560

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

## How far is Mahdewa from nearby towns?

- Dehri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)11 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)9 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 Mahdewa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahdewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamuhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalmiya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Mahdewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 77% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Mahdewa

Of every 100 households in Mahdewa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahdewa · ■ Dehri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**83%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mahdewa?

■ Mahdewa · ■ Dehri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**946

Working population ****35.6%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (8%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 294 (64%)

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 Dehri

- Khudrawan1,439 people
- Chilbila1,380 people
- Gohi1,353 people
- Parsawan1,307 people
- Tanrwa1,177 people
- Ayar Kotha1,138 people
- Rudarpura1,121 people
- Shiupur932 people

[All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahdewa from Sasaram?11 km by road
- What is the population of Mahdewa?1,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahdewa in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahdewa?83.4% (Census 2011)