# Maldih Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Maldih

Maldih is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 311 households**, the 50th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,523people (2011)
- 311households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Maldih PIN code and other codes

Maldih falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaldih
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240506

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

## How far is Maldih from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)45 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 Maldih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maldih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athmaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Maldih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Maldih

Of every 100 households in Maldih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maldih · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

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 Maldih?

■ Maldih · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**918

Working population ****33.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 65.4% for women. 38% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (15%) · **■** Household industry 41 (8%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 355 (69%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Goera Sahroi1,631 people
- Basohara1,619 people
- Sobhnathpur1,590 people
- Sahdeopur1,571 people
- Titihi1,488 people
- Silauta1,468 people
- Majhgain1,441 people
- Bagha1,361 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maldih from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Maldih?1,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maldih in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maldih?73.7% (Census 2011)