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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOBHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 245821
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population
- 3,037
- Households
- 583
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 997
Census 2011 · in context
How Mungila compares
By population, Mungila ranks #24 of 118 villages in Paliganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.7%
−11.2% vs mandal average
- Mungila
- 39.7%
- Paliganj mandal
- 50.9%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+59 vs mandal average
- Mungila
- 1,005
- Paliganj mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
5.2
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Mungila
- 5.2
- Paliganj mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mungila at a glance
Mungila is a village of 3,037 people in 583 households (Census 2011) in Paliganj block, Patna district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 118 villages in Paliganj block. Literacy is 40%, 11 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801110, served by Paliganj post office; the LGD village code is 245821. The sarpanch is SOBHA DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 3,581 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jamharu Imamganj →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungila · this village | 3,037 | 40% | — |
| Jamharu · Paliganj | 3,907 | 67% | — |
| Mathurapur Khusdihra · Paliganj | 2,433 | 46% | — |
| Hardia Bidauli · Paliganj | 1,716 | 51% | — |
| Kansopur · Paliganj | 1,393 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mungila
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JEHANABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jamaharu Imamganj
- Total area (ha)
- 269.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 141.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mungila
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mungila
- LGD code
- 245821
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,037
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,581
- Households
- 583
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOBHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Paliganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801110
- MilkiPaliganj mandal12,581 pop
- Nirakpur PaliPaliganj mandal11,798 pop
- ChandhausPaliganj mandal10,989 pop
- JarkhaPaliganj mandal8,875 pop
- MohbalipurPaliganj mandal6,863 pop
- MakhmilpurPaliganj mandal6,392 pop
- BherhariaPaliganj mandal5,419 pop
- SikariaPaliganj mandal4,768 pop
- Lalganj SehraPaliganj mandal4,552 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mungila
Other villages in Paliganj mandal
View all 60+ →- Milki
- Nirakpur Pali
- Chandhaus
- Jarkha
- Mohbalipur
- Makhmilpur
- Bherharia
- Sikaria
- Lalganj Sehra
- Dharahra
- Rampur Nagwan
- Kurkuri
- Akbarpur
- Korra
- Pipardaha
- Jamharu
- Dahia
- Akhtiarpur Pali
- Khapura
- Kalyanpur
- Bali Pakar
- Murka
- Belaunra
- Harpur Ankuri
- Bela
- Dhokahra
- Karauti
- Patringa
- Sarsi
- Mera
- Mathurapur Khusdihra
- Masaurha
- Madhwa
- Pearpura
- Nadhari
- Banauli Khurd
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)