# Mahuet Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Mahuet

Mahuet is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 315 households**, the 18th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,153people (2011)
- 315households
- 35.1%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Mahuet PIN code and other codes

Mahuet falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKasar
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244103

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

## How far is Mahuet from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)17 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 Mahuet?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mahuet known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Mahuet

Of every 100 households in Mahuet in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahuet · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahuet?

■ Mahuet · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**954

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 24.7% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (67%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (9%)

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 Ariari

- Birdaban2,501 people
- Baruna2,461 people
- Karki2,293 people
- Barsa2,250 people
- Gohda2,003 people
- Intahara1,852 people
- Ariari1,755 people
- Sohdi1,753 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuet from Sheikhpura?17 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuet?2,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuet in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuet?35.1% (Census 2011)