# Mahua Village, Nirmali, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nirmali, Supaul 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Nirmali sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,742 people in 473 households**, the 10th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,742people (2011)
- 473households
- 50.4%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

Mahua falls in Nirmali sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhari
- Community development blockNirmali
- Census village code220939

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

## How far is Mahua from nearby towns?

- Nirmali (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)130 km by road
- Nirmali (nearest town)5 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 Mahua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirmali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirmali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Mahua

Of every 100 households in Mahua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Nirmali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**61%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

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 Mahua?

■ Mahua · ■ Nirmali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**951

Working population ****44.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 37.1% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 819 (68%)

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 Nirmali

- Dighia4,262 people
- Hanriahi3,745 people
- Sikrahata3,532 people
- Jarauli3,504 people
- Dudhaila1,903 people
- Bathnaha1,736 people
- Lagunia1,229 people
- Harpur1,025 people

[All 22 villages in Nirmali](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/nirmali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahua from Supaul?130 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?2,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Supaul district (Nirmali sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?50.4% (Census 2011)