# Mahkhar Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/mahkhar/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Mahkhar Mahkhar is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,270 people in 1,859 households**, the 7th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 9,270people (2011) - 1,859households - 52.5%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Mahkhar PIN code and other codes Mahkhar falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahkhar - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahkhar from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)15 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 Mahkhar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Mahkhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 539 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 Mahkhar Of every 100 households in Mahkhar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahkhar · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **12% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****29%** **32% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****44%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mahkhar? ■ Mahkhar · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **931 Working population ****38.1%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 37.4% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,016 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 367 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,717 (49%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Belwara13,581 people - Dhanupra12,993 people - Simri12,704 people - Saraunja9,289 people - Paharpur8,873 people - Tariawan8,217 people - Mohanpur6,910 people - Katholumar6,621 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahkhar from Saharsa?15 km by road - What is the population of Mahkhar?9,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahkhar in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahkhar?52.5% (Census 2011)