Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu
# Mahugain

Mahugain is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 27 people in 6 households, the 87th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 27 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 92.6% literacy
- 822113 PIN code

## Mahugain PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahugain is 822113. Mahugain falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822113
- Gram panchayat Namudag
- Community development block Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Census village code 365602

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahugain from nearby towns?
- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town) 61 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahugain?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahugain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Namudag
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chattarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahugain known for?

The main crops are rice. About 70% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahugain

Of every 100 households in Mahugain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Mahugain · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 86% 32%
- Television 29% 5%
- Mobile phone 29% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 29% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 29% 1%
- None of these assets 71% 42%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahugain?

■ Mahugain · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.6% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 800 927
- Working population 40.7% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Marginal 11 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Guadag 68 people
- Adar 66 people
- Amola 40 people
- Ghujwa 28 people
- Hulsi Kalan 25 people
- Majurahi 25 people
- Thekha 22 people
- Matnag 16 people

All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahugain? 822113
- How far is Mahugain from Medininagar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Mahugain? 27 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahugain in? Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahugain? 92.6% (Census 2011)

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