# Budhma Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura 

# Budhma

Budhma is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,782 people in 2,081 households**, the 5th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 9,782people (2011)
- 2,081households
- 41.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Budhma PIN code and other codes

Budhma falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBudhma
- Community development blockKishanganj
- Census village code226094

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

## How far is Budhma from nearby towns?

- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)35 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 Budhma?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Budhma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Budhma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 417 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 Budhma

Of every 100 households in Budhma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Budhma · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**52%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**38%

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 Budhma?

■ Budhma · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**941

Working population ****32.3%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 31.7% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,347 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,373 (43%)

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 Kishanganj

- Nayanagar17,741 people
- Khanarda11,703 people
- Kishanganj11,441 people
- Shahidpur10,766 people
- Rahta8,200 people
- Alamnagar7,047 people
- Majaura6,938 people
- Madhuban6,923 people

[All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Budhma from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Budhma?9,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budhma in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Budhma?41.6% (Census 2011)