Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur # Madhepura Madhepura is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 512 people in 87 households, the 101st largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 512 people (2011) - 87 households - 60.0% literacy - 759 females per 1,000 males ## Madhepura PIN code and other codes Madhepura falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Caria - Community development block Colgong - Census village code 239146 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Madhepura from nearby towns? - Colgong (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 38 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Madhepura? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Madhepura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Khisundaspur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Colgong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Madhepura Of every 100 households in Madhepura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Madhepura · ■ Colgong rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 32% - Toilet within the home 16% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 78% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 63% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 84% - Use banking services 63% 42% - Television 6% 17% - Mobile phone 66% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 31% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Madhepura? ■ Madhepura · ■ Colgong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.0% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 759 872 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 613 947 - Working population 45.1% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 45.9% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 197 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Colgong - Bhalua 570 people - Jahanatikar 563 people - Salandra 551 people - Gopalpur 534 people - Kharikhan 503 people - Bhuska 500 people - Sultanabad 494 people - Rohar 468 people All 209 villages in Colgong ## Quick answers - How far is Madhepura from Bhagalpur? 38 km by road - What is the population of Madhepura? 512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madhepura in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Madhepura? 60.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/madhepura-239146/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.