# Meghaul Village, Khudabandpur, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khudabandpur, Begusarai 

# Meghaul

Meghaul is a village in Khudabandpur sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **848202**. The 2011 Census counted **9,284 people in 2,066 households**, the 4th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 9,284people (2011)
- 2,066households
- 55.2%literacy
- 848202PIN code

## Meghaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghaul is 848202.** Meghaul falls in Khudabandpur sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- PIN code848202
- Gram panchayatMeghaul
- Community development blockKhudabandpur
- Census village code237417

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

## How far is Meghaul from nearby towns?

- Khudabandpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)14 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 Meghaul?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Meghaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Meghaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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 Meghaul

Of every 100 households in Meghaul in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Meghaul · ■ Khudabandpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**43%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Meghaul?

■ Meghaul · ■ Khudabandpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**950

Working population ****38.3%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 46.6% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 946 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,921 (54%) · **■** Household industry 77 (2%) · **■** Other work 334 (9%) · **■** Marginal 279 (8%)

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 Khudabandpur

- Bariarpur21,709 people
- Khodawandpur10,231 people
- Phaphot10,198 people
- Daulatpur7,365 people
- Sagi5,408 people
- Narullahpur4,847 people
- Bara3,753 people

[All 22 villages in Khudabandpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/khudabandpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghaul?848202
- How far is Meghaul from Begusarai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Meghaul?9,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghaul in?Begusarai district (Khudabandpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meghaul?55.2% (Census 2011)
