Village · Puraini, Madhepura
# Makhdampur Dhapdhara

Makhdampur Dhapdhara is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 10,089 people in 1,720 households, the 3rd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.
- 10,089 people (2011)
- 1,720 households
- 45.0% literacy
- 901 females per 1,000 males

## Makhdampur Dhapdhara PIN code and other codes

Makhdampur Dhapdhara falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Makadampur
- Community development block Puraini
- Census village code 226139

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

## How far is Makhdampur Dhapdhara from nearby towns?
- Puraini (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Murliganj (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Makhdampur Dhapdhara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Makhdampur Dhapdhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chosa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Uda Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makhdampur Dhapdhara known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 850 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Makhdampur Dhapdhara

Of every 100 households in Makhdampur Dhapdhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhdampur Dhapdhara · ■ Puraini rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 6%
- Toilet within the home 5% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 89%
- Tap water 2% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 15% 24%
- Television 2% 6%
- Mobile phone 55% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Makhdampur Dhapdhara?

■ Makhdampur Dhapdhara · ■ Puraini rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.0% 50.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 901 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 941 942
- Working population 48.6% 37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 33.3% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 772 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,902 (39%) · ■ Household industry 46 (1%) · ■ Other work 75 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2,112 (43%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Puraini
- Purani 12,036 people
- Aurahi 11,189 people
- Saparda 7,876 people
- Puraini Bansgopal 7,722 people
- Ganeshpur 7,441 people
- Durgapur 5,802 people

All 31 villages in Puraini

## Quick answers
- How far is Makhdampur Dhapdhara from Madhepura? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Makhdampur Dhapdhara? 10,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhdampur Dhapdhara in? Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makhdampur Dhapdhara? 45.0% (Census 2011)

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