# Bihna Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Bihna

Bihna is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **2,553 people in 510 households**, the 29th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 2,553people (2011)
- 510households
- 22.3%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Bihna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bihna is 852216.** Bihna falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatJhara
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226400

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

## How far is Bihna from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)28 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)28 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 Bihna?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bihna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maina
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bihna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Bihna

Of every 100 households in Bihna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihna · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bihna?

■ Bihna · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.3%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**924

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.3% for men and 13.3% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (72%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 92 (12%)

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 Mahishi

- Jhitki2,754 people
- Lohaur2,680 people
- Kundali2,659 people
- Bijwar2,626 people
- Semar2,349 people
- Karhara2,151 people
- Gamrahu1,979 people
- Maina1,771 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bihna?852216
- How far is Bihna from Saharsa?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bihna?2,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihna in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bihna?22.3% (Census 2011)