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

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Malhepura

Malhepura is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 61 households**, the 86th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 299people (2011)
- 61households
- 25.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Malhepura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKoskapur
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221797

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

## How far is Malhepura 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 Malhepura?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Malhepura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Malhepura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Malhepura

Of every 100 households in Malhepura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhepura · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malhepura?

■ Malhepura · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.2%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1409**

**960

Working population ****54.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 15.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (69%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Bhagphasia425 people
- Banbhag402 people
- Belwa374 people
- Lutraha Bari328 people
- Dhaniain244 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malhepura from Araria?41 km by road
- What is the population of Malhepura?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhepura in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malhepura?25.2% (Census 2011)