# Madhepura District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ District · Bihar # Madhepura district Madhepura is a district of Bihar, 26th of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,001,762 people** in 13 sub-districts, 3 towns and 439 villages; 4% lived in towns. The largest town is [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/madhepura/) (54,472). - 2,001,762people (2011) - 13sub-districts - 3towns - 52.3%literacy ## Who lives in Madhepura? Madhepura had **2,001,762 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.9% of Bihar's population and 26th of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 911 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Bihar figure of 918; 23rd of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 930 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 5.0 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Madhepura? 52.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Bihar's 61.8%), 35th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 61.8% and women at 41.7% — a gap of 20.0 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bihariganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/) (57.5%) and lowest in [Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/) (48.2%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Madhepura do for a living? 38.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.5%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 31% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 8% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 43% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 48% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Puraini](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/) (66% of workers in farming) and the least is [Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/) (35% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 43 (43%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Madhepura 4.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 33rd of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 3 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/madhepura/) with 54,472 people, home to 62% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Madhepura Madhepura had 439 census villages, 380 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 5,035 people; 133 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Maura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/maura/) (42,528), [Alamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/alamnagar/alamnagar/) (32,468), [Siripur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/siripur/) (31,628), [Jirwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/jirwa/) (26,295) and [Chausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/chausa/chausa/) (24,620). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Madhepura compared with Bihar ■ Madhepura · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **935 Working population ****38.8%** **33.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Madhepura Of every 100 households in Madhepura in 2011, 6 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madhepura · ■ Electricity for lighting ****6%** Toilet within the home ****13%** No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** Tap water ****2%** Drinking water within premises ****55%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** Use banking services ****31%** Television ****6%** Mobile phone ****44%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****5%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****34%** Own their home ****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). ## Sub-districts of Madhepura Sub-district People Villages Towns [Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/) 82,522 12 0 [Singheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/singheshwar/) 134,159 26 1 [Ghailarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ghailarh/) 91,818 16 0 [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/) 245,847 45 1 [Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/) 106,222 9 0 [Kumarkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/) 243,629 71 0 [Murliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/murliganj/) 214,322 39 1 [Gwalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/) 126,020 51 0 [Bihariganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/) 135,534 23 0 [Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/) 189,159 44 0 [Puraini](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/) 104,436 31 0 [Alamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/alamnagar/) 175,401 29 0 [Chausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/chausa/) 152,693 43 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Madhepura - Madhepura · 54,472 - Murliganj · 28,691 - Singhesar Asthan · 5,298 ## Largest villages in Madhepura - Maura · 42,528 - Alamnagar · 32,468 - Siripur · 31,628 - Jirwa · 26,295 - Chausa · 24,620 - Bishunpur Sundar · 24,542 - Laualagaon · 21,768 - Sahugarh · 19,659 - Ghosai · 19,178 - Phulaut · 18,973 - Raghunathpur · 17,958 - Nayanagar · 17,741 - Gangapur · 17,570 - Kishunpur Ratwara · 17,267 - Manikpur · 17,161 - Hatiaundha · 16,044 - Arajpur · 15,970 - Belo · 15,489 - Rajni · 15,117 - Rasulpur Dhuria · 14,946 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Madhepura?13: Gamharia, Singheshwar, Ghailarh, Madhepura, Shankarpur, Kumarkhand, Murliganj, Gwalpara, Bihariganj, Kishanganj, Puraini, Alamnagar… - What is the population of Madhepura district?2,001,762 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Madhepura?Madhepura