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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LALAN SINGH
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- LGD code
- 258522
- Pincode
- 811301
- Post office
- Aliganj (Jamui)
- Population
- 559
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 207
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Maher তুলনায়
By population, Maher ranks #57 of 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.2%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Maher
- 46.2%
- Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
- 47.7%
- Jamui district
- 48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+53 vs mandal average
- Maher
- 982
- Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Maher
- 5.5
- Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maher এক নজরে
Maher Bihar-এর Jamui জেলার Islamnagar Aliganj ব্লক-এ 559 জনসংখ্যা 102 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Islamnagar Aliganj ব্লক-এর 69 গ্রামের মধ্যে 57তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 46%, ব্লক গড় 48% থেকে 2 পয়েন্ট কম এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 982 নারী। পিনকোড 811301, Aliganj (Jamui) ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 258522। প্রধান LALAN SINGH; গ্রামটি Bachhwara বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Surendra Mehta। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 659, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maher
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- JAMUI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kaiar
- Total area (ha)
- 57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maher
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Maher
- LGD code
- 258522
- Pincode
- 811301
- Post office
- Aliganj (Jamui)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 559
- Population (projected 2026)
- 659
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LALAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Islamnagar Aliganj
একই পিনকোড
Villages sharing pincode 811301
- AliganjIslamnagar Aliganj mandal9,277 pop
- IslamnagarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal7,393 pop
- ArhaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal6,548 pop
- DinnagarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal6,351 pop
- KaiarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal5,570 pop
- DarkhaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,943 pop
- DighautIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,843 pop
- MirzaganjIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,638 pop
- ChaurasaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,416 pop
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Islamnagar Aliganj মণ্ডল-এর অন্যান্য গ্রাম
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)