Village · Manigachhi, Darbhanga
# Madhepur

Madhepur is a village in Manigachhi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847407. The 2011 Census counted 1,716 people in 360 households, the 33rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 1,716 people (2011)
- 360 households
- 60.0% literacy
- 847407 PIN code

## Madhepur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Madhepur is 847407. Madhepur falls in Manigachhi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847407
- Gram panchayat Ujan
- Community development block Manigachhi
- Census village code 227152

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Madhepur from nearby towns?
- Manigachhi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Madhepur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daarbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Madhepur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Madhepur

Of every 100 households in Madhepur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhepur · ■ Manigachhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 23%
- Toilet within the home 24% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 72%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 91%
- Use banking services 53% 45%
- Television 6% 11%
- Mobile phone 49% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 24%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Madhepur?

■ Madhepur · ■ Manigachhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.0% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 810 944
- Working population 29.5% 30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (26%) · ■ Other work 89 (18%) · ■ Marginal 248 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manigachhi
- Bahuarwa 2,209 people
- Bihta 1,859 people
- Belahi 1,793 people
- Chak Chintamanpur 1,723 people
- Narotimpur 1,679 people
- Sukhwara 1,634 people
- Dubhaul 986 people
- Badhipur 979 people

All 47 villages in Manigachhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Madhepur? 847407
- How far is Madhepur from Darbhanga? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Madhepur? 1,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhepur in? Darbhanga district (Manigachhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhepur? 60.0% (Census 2011)

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