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

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Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura 

# Madhuban

Madhuban is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,923 people in 1,342 households**, the 9th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 6,923people (2011)
- 1,342households
- 48.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Madhuban PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMadhuban
- Community development blockKishanganj
- Census village code226134

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

## How far is Madhuban from nearby towns?

- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)3 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 Madhuban?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udakishanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Madhuban known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Madhuban

Of every 100 households in Madhuban in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madhuban · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Madhuban?

■ Madhuban · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**48.2%

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

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**941

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 36.3% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,246 (53%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (4%) · **■** Marginal 831 (35%)

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

- Budhma9,782 people
- Rahta8,200 people
- Alamnagar7,047 people
- Majaura6,938 people
- Anandpur6,572 people
- Rampur Khora5,951 people
- Jotaili5,760 people
- Haraili5,493 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhuban from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Madhuban?6,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhuban in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhuban?48.1% (Census 2011)