Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani # Kamtaul Kamtaul is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847240. The 2011 Census counted 300 people in 59 households, the 43rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 300 people (2011) - 59 households - 70.2% literacy - 847240 PIN code ## Kamtaul PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kamtaul is 847240. Kamtaul falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code 847240 - Gram panchayat Kamtaul - Community development block Harlakhi - Census village code 219891 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kamtaul from nearby towns? - Harlakhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 48 km by road - Jainagar (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kamtaul? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kamtaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hisar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jainagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kamtaul known for? The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kamtaul Of every 100 households in Kamtaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kamtaul · ■ Harlakhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 5% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 84% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 3% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 43% 43% - Television 2% 7% - Mobile phone 30% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 43% 22% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kamtaul? ■ Kamtaul · ■ Harlakhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 55.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 961 - Working population 25.7% 34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 53.2% for women. 47% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 76 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harlakhi - kundalmaria 1,412 people - Gopalpur 1,126 people - Balwaha 510 people - Mangpatti 440 people All 44 villages in Harlakhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamtaul? 847240 - How far is Kamtaul from Madhubani? 48 km by road - What is the population of Kamtaul? 300 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamtaul in? Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kamtaul? 70.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/kamtaul-219891/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.