# Kamtaul Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani 

# Kamtaul

Kamtaul is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 329 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,889people (2011)
- 329households
- 48.6%literacy
- 847240PIN code

## Kamtaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamtaul is 847240.** Kamtaul falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847240
- Gram panchayatKamtaul
- Community development blockHarlakhi
- Census village code219892

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

## How far is Kamtaul from nearby towns?

- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)30 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 Kamtaul?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kamtaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kamtaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Kamtaul

Of every 100 households in Kamtaul in 2011, 8 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kamtaul · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**99%

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 Kamtaul?

■ Kamtaul · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**961

Working population ****41.3%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 32.0% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 144 (18%) · **■** Marginal 435 (56%)

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 Harlakhi

- Suhpur2,299 people
- Mahadeopatti1,976 people
- Potgah1,938 people
- kasera1,924 people
- Sukhbasi1,638 people
- Mohanpur1,485 people
- kundalmaria1,412 people
- Gopalpur1,126 people

[All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamtaul?847240
- How far is Kamtaul from Madhubani?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kamtaul?1,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamtaul in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamtaul?48.6% (Census 2011)