# Madhepura Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Madhepura

Madhepura is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 120 households**, the 78th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 620people (2011)
- 120households
- 56.7%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Madhepura PIN code and other codes

Madhepura falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKoskapur
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221798

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Madhepura from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)41 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Madhepura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Madhepura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Madhepura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Madhepura

Of every 100 households in Madhepura in 2011, 16 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Madhepura · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**92%

Tap water ****16%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**34%

Own their home ****88%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Madhepura?

■ Madhepura · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****635**

**960

Working population ****52.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (91%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj

- Deothal1,215 people
- Kamalpur1,209 people
- Lachhmipur1,106 people
- Sakraili635 people
- Basgara545 people
- Basaithi Math524 people
- Barhepara480 people
- Bhagphasia425 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhepura from Araria?41 km by road
- What is the population of Madhepura?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhepura in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhepura?56.7% (Census 2011)