# Madhepur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Madhepur

Madhepur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,532 people in 753 households**, the 14th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 3,532people (2011)
- 753households
- 34.4%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Madhepur PIN code and other codes

Madhepur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopurbathani
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240287

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

## How far is Madhepur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)30 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 Madhepur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Madhepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Madhepur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Madhepur

Of every 100 households in Madhepur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhepur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**85%

Use banking services ****18%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Madhepur?

■ Madhepur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.4%**

**54.9%

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

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**944

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 26.3% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (19%) · **■** Marginal 840 (59%)

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 Sonhaula

- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Sohael3,689 people
- Amdanda3,613 people
- Bhuria3,570 people
- Bhawanipur3,314 people
- Madarganj2,452 people
- Disarath2,395 people
- Chhotki Naki2,390 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhepur from Bhagalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Madhepur?3,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhepur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhepur?34.4% (Census 2011)