# Maharas Village, Banma Itahri, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banma Itahri, Saharsa 

# Maharas

Maharas is a village in Banma Itahri sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852127**. The 2011 Census counted **4,469 people in 864 households**, the 12th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 4,469people (2011)
- 864households
- 56.4%literacy
- 852127PIN code

## Maharas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maharas is 852127.** Maharas falls in Banma Itahri sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852127
- Gram panchayatSarbela, Maharas
- Community development blockBanma Itahri
- Census village code226692

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

## How far is Maharas from nearby towns?

- Banma Itahri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)40 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 Maharas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Maharas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 326 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 Maharas

Of every 100 households in Maharas in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maharas · ■ Banma Itahri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Maharas?

■ Maharas · ■ Banma Itahri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**929

Working population ****30.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 40.6% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (11%) · **■** Marginal 918 (68%)

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 Banma Itahri

- Khorasan4,847 people
- Hath Mandal4,655 people
- Murli4,585 people
- Afzalpur4,533 people
- Lalpur4,458 people
- Kasimpur3,633 people
- Kusmhi3,413 people
- Badshah Nagar1,767 people

[All 18 villages in Banma Itahri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/banma-itahri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maharas?852127
- How far is Maharas from Saharsa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maharas?4,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharas in?Saharsa district (Banma Itahri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maharas?56.4% (Census 2011)