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

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Mai

Mai is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 107 households**, the 42nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 809people (2011)
- 107households
- 58.7%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Mai PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEfani
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244055

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

## How far is Mai from nearby towns?

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

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Mai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Mai

Of every 100 households in Mai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mai · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**31%

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 Mai?

■ Mai · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**954

Working population ****29.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 48.7% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 135 (57%)

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

- Chak Abgil1,003 people
- Raundi987 people
- Daudpur Itwa936 people
- Aruara935 people
- Jakhaur798 people
- Deopuri765 people
- Gagaura685 people
- Rauta675 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mai from Sheikhpura?9 km by road
- What is the population of Mai?809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mai in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mai?58.7% (Census 2011)