# Maira Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 115 households**, the 97th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 867people (2011)
- 115households
- 72.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Maira PIN code and other codes

Maira falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaisar
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250821

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

## How far is Maira from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)42 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 Maira?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Maira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gangari
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagiratha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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

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 Maira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Maira

Of every 100 households in Maira in 2011, 45 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**53%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maira?

■ Maira · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1253**

**940

Working population ****25.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 71 (32%)

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 Dinara

- Bhainsra912 people
- Bhelari Purwari885 people
- Ranni881 people
- Pongarhi871 people
- Bairipur854 people
- Bhuawal851 people
- Ghurki817 people
- Bisrampur766 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maira from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?72.6% (Census 2011)