# Pirai Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mahua, Vaishali 

# Pirai

Pirai is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 72 households**, the 116th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 405people (2011)
- 72households
- 78.5%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Pirai PIN code and other codes

Pirai falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRusulpur Mobarak
- Community development blockMahua
- Census village code235317

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

## How far is Pirai from nearby towns?

- Mahua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)30 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 Pirai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pirai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Pirai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Pirai

Of every 100 households in Pirai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirai · ■ Mahua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****92%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

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 Pirai?

■ Pirai · ■ Mahua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610**

**898

Working population ****29.6%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 20 (17%) · **■** Marginal 66 (55%)

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 Mahua

- Daudpur Karamchand429 people
- Chak Umar Khan421 people
- Jirwara Urf Pachis Kurwa421 people
- Biran Chak409 people
- Sherpur Peyare391 people
- Sarwanpatti Mohammad Chand352 people
- Balghat Bharathpur327 people
- Nur Mohammadpur Chak316 people

[All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirai from Hajipur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pirai?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirai in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirai?78.5% (Census 2011)