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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Mahuari is a village in Dobhi mandal, Gaya district, Bihar with a population of 1,348 and 219 households. The literacy rate is 48.4%.
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- LGD code
- 256409
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population
- 1,348
- Households
- 219
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 640
- Distance to district centre
- 206 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 164 km
- Distance to Patna
- 132 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 514 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sasaram Junction · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Surya Clinic, Rohtas · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahuari compares
By population, Mahuari ranks #39 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.4%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Mahuari48.4%
Dobhi mandal43.7%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+4 vs mandal average
Mahuari968
Dobhi mandal964
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Mahuari6.2
Dobhi mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahuari at a glance
Mahuari is a village of 1,348 people in 219 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 39th-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 48%, 5 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 206 km from the Gaya district centre, 9 km from Semra, the nearest town, 2 km from Sasaram Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256409. The nearest hospital or health centre is Surya Clinic, Rohtas, 1 km away. The village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 1,589 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahuari
- 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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahuari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahuari
- LGD code
- 256409
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,348
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,589
- Households
- 219
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Coordinates
- 24.95001°N, 84.03329°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahnar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Block / Mandal
- Dobhi
Getting there
How to reach Mahuari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna132 kmcapital
- Kolkata514 km
- Delhi790 km
- Hyderabad1019 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSasaram Junction2 km
- Bus stopLahuara Bus Stop17 km
- Hospital / PHCSurya Clinic, Rohtas1 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College13 km
- Police stationKudra Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mahuari
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mahuari
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)