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- LGD code
- 254754
- Pincode
- 824236
- Post office
- Tekari
- Population
- 171
- Households
- 26
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Sex ratio
- 988 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 150
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahua Bigha compares
By population, Mahua Bigha ranks #147 of 155 villages in Tikari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.9%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Mahua Bigha
- 50.9%
- Tikari mandal
- 55.7%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
+61 vs mandal average
- Mahua Bigha
- 988
- Tikari mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Mahua Bigha
- 6.6
- Tikari mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahua Bigha at a glance
Mahua Bigha is a village of 171 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Tikari block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 147th-largest of 155 villages in Tikari block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824236, served by Tekari post office; the LGD village code is 254754. The village votes in Teghra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajnish Kumar. The population is estimated at 202 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahua Bigha · this village | 171 | 51% | — |
| Pura · Tikari | 2,853 | 64% | — |
| Dhebariya · Tikari | 2,580 | 55% | — |
| Kesho Bigha · Tikari | 1,480 | 48% | — |
| Bhawanpur · Tikari | 1,475 | 71% | — |
| Guljana · Tikari | 1,257 | 56% | — |
| Alalpur Bishunpur · Tikari | 1,147 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahua Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TIKARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pura
- Total area (ha)
- 5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahua Bigha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahua Bigha
- LGD code
- 254754
- Pincode
- 824236
- Post office
- Tekari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 171
- Population (projected 2026)
- 202
- Households
- 26
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 988
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Teghra
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajnish Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Tikari
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)