# Mahamda Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura 

# Mahamda

Mahamda is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811101**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 98 households**, the 37th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 668people (2011)
- 98households
- 93.9%literacy
- 811101PIN code

## Mahamda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahamda is 811101.** Mahamda falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- PIN code811101
- Gram panchayatPinjri
- Community development blockBarbigha
- Census village code243860

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?

- Barbigha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)24 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)8 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?

7 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Mahamda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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, 51 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahamda · ■ Barbigha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**45%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**28%

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 Mahamda?

■ Mahamda · ■ Barbigha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**962

Working population ****68.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 90.6% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (25%) · **■** Household industry 29 (6%) · **■** Other work 165 (36%) · **■** Marginal 122 (27%)

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 Barbigha

- Shekhpurwa1,008 people
- Saraia871 people
- Khalil Chak799 people
- Dumri697 people
- Jangipur625 people
- Tetarpur466 people
- Lachhmipur371 people
- Chainpur Dih284 people

[All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahamda?811101
- How far is Mahamda from Sheikhpura?24 km by road
- What is the population of Mahamda?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahamda in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahamda?93.9% (Census 2011)