# Mahachawar Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Daraundha, Siwan 

# Mahachawar

Mahachawar is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 128 households**, the 55th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 967people (2011)
- 128households
- 73.3%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Mahachawar PIN code and other codes

Mahachawar falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRusulpur
- Community development blockDaraundha
- Census village code232656

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

## How far is Mahachawar from nearby towns?

- Daraundha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Maharajganj (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 Mahachawar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rukundipur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rukundipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Mahachawar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Mahachawar

Of every 100 households in Mahachawar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahachawar · ■ Daraundha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**61%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**78%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

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 Mahachawar?

■ Mahachawar · ■ Daraundha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**934

Working population ****28.0%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 129 (48%)

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 Daraundha

- Sahdauli1,117 people
- Sadhpur1,087 people
- Kharsara1,059 people
- Korari Khurd1,046 people
- Inda956 people
- Koror935 people
- Khamhoura921 people
- Mathia921 people

[All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahachawar from Siwan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Mahachawar?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahachawar in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahachawar?73.3% (Census 2011)