# Mahal Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Mahal

Mahal is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 94 households**, the 123rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 591people (2011)
- 94households
- 63.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Mahal PIN code and other codes

Mahal falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231516

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

## How far is Mahal from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)21 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 Mahal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bahadurpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jogapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Mahal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Mahal

Of every 100 households in Mahal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahal · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**70%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**67%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahal?

■ Mahal · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**963

Working population ****21.7%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 46.9% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 19 (15%) · **■** Marginal 109 (85%)

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 Barharia

- Siari Khurd652 people
- Chandan Chhapra646 people
- Nasir Chhapra640 people
- Gopalpur638 people
- Sanwalhata571 people
- Nirkhi Chhapra543 people
- Chap Kanhauli534 people
- Siurajpur528 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahal from Siwan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Mahal?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahal in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahal?63.7% (Census 2011)