Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Madhura Madhura is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code 854318. The 2011 Census counted 2,565 people in 566 households, the 47th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 2,565 people (2011) - 566 households - 38.8% literacy - 854318 PIN code ## Madhura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Madhura is 854318. Madhura falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code 854318 - Gram panchayat Tiraskund - Community development block Forbesganj - Census village code 221576 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Madhura from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Araria (district HQ) 20 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Madhura? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Madhura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Madhura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 44% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Madhura Of every 100 households in Madhura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Madhura · ■ Forbesganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 12% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 91% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 55% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 10% 20% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 19% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 47% 35% - 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 Madhura? ■ Madhura · ■ Forbesganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.8% 52.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 955 - Working population 51.1% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.2% for men and 27.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 62 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 478 (36%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (4%) · ■ Marginal 711 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj - Mirganj 3,038 people - Eidgah 2,902 people - Samaul 2,711 people - Gurmahi 2,690 people - Bathnaha 2,525 people - Halhalia 2,524 people - Deopura 2,376 people - Mahachanda 2,218 people All 108 villages in Forbesganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madhura? 854318 - How far is Madhura from Araria? 20 km by road - What is the population of Madhura? 2,565 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madhura in? Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Madhura? 38.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/madhura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.