# Mehian Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Mehian

Mehian is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,079 people in 460 households**, the 30th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 3,079people (2011)
- 460households
- 70.0%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Mehian PIN code and other codes

Mehian falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPurbi Telpa
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233616

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

## How far is Mehian from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)5 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)5 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 Mehian?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mehian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Mehian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Mehian

Of every 100 households in Mehian in 2011, 44 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehian · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****65%**

**62%

Television ****51%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

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 Mehian?

■ Mehian · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**912

Working population ****27.0%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 59.2% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (13%) · **■** Marginal 364 (44%)

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 Chapra

- Khalpura Bala3,238 people
- Musehri3,178 people
- Bhairopur Nizamat3,090 people
- Makhdumganj3,085 people
- Chirand2,971 people
- Karinga2,786 people
- Panapur2,716 people
- Manupur Jahangir2,702 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehian from Chhapra?5 km by road
- What is the population of Mehian?3,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehian in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mehian?70.0% (Census 2011)