# Mahamda Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Mahamda

Mahamda is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,570 people in 1,313 households**, the 4th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 8,570people (2011)
- 1,313households
- 65.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Mahamda PIN code and other codes

Mahamda falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammada
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234338

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

## How far is Mahamda from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)6 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)11 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 Mahamda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahamda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sadhpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Mahamda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Mahamda

Of every 100 households in Mahamda in 2011, 9 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahamda · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahamda?

■ Mahamda · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**943

Working population ****23.7%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 379 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (13%) · **■** Household industry 108 (5%) · **■** Other work 265 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,011 (50%)

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 Garkha

- Kothia17,463 people
- Garkha9,319 people
- Rampur9,148 people
- Narawn8,080 people
- Mahammadpur7,881 people
- Ramgarha7,760 people
- Pirauna7,211 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahamda from Chhapra?6 km by road
- What is the population of Mahamda?8,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahamda in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahamda?65.6% (Census 2011)