Village · Tardih, Darbhanga
# Madaria

Madaria is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,314 people in 256 households, the 27th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 1,314 people (2011)
- 256 households
- 54.5% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Madaria PIN code and other codes

Madaria falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Baika
- Community development block Tardih
- Census village code 227181

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

## How far is Madaria from nearby towns?
- Tardih (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Madaria?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Madaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kurso
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Madaria known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 92% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Madaria

Of every 100 households in Madaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madaria · ■ Tardih rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 12%
- Toilet within the home 11% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 77%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 27% 44%
- Television 7% 7%
- Mobile phone 53% 56%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 25%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Madaria?

■ Madaria · ■ Tardih rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.5% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1016 927
- Working population 32.0% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (15%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (4%) · ■ Marginal 248 (59%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tardih
- Sakatraipur 2,099 people
- Awam 2,027 people
- Tardi 2,020 people
- Bisuhat 1,708 people
- Phulwaria 1,113 people
- Bishunpur 1,019 people
- Dhanirampur 849 people
- Lodiami 657 people

All 45 villages in Tardih

## Quick answers
- How far is Madaria from Darbhanga? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Madaria? 1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madaria in? Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madaria? 54.5% (Census 2011)

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