# Makardahi Village, Barauni, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barauni, Begusarai 

# Makardahi

Makardahi is a village in Barauni sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 258 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,311people (2011)
- 258households
- 78.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Makardahi PIN code and other codes

Makardahi falls in Barauni sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeshawe
- Community development blockBarauni
- Census village code238046

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

## How far is Makardahi from nearby towns?

- Barauni (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)5 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)5 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 Makardahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Makardahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Makardahi

Of every 100 households in Makardahi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makardahi · ■ Barauni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**57%

Tap water ****9%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**85%

Use banking services ****46%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Makardahi?

■ Makardahi · ■ Barauni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**927

Working population ****26.6%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.8% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (28%) · **■** 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 Barauni

- Zamira1,608 people
- Ibrahimpur1,456 people
- Kari Chak1,413 people
- Bakhatpur1,380 people
- Rupaspur1,123 people
- Sabaura1,110 people
- Bhabhaur1,029 people
- Siswa1,020 people

[All 86 villages in Barauni](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/barauni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makardahi from Begusarai?5 km by road
- What is the population of Makardahi?1,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makardahi in?Begusarai district (Barauni sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makardahi?78.6% (Census 2011)