# Mailchham Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Mailchham

Mailchham is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 400 households**, the 31st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 400households
- 67.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Mailchham PIN code and other codes

Mailchham falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMailchham
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220713

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

## How far is Mailchham from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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 Mailchham?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mailchham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Mailchham known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Mailchham

Of every 100 households in Mailchham in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mailchham · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****35%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mailchham?

■ Mailchham · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**956

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 376 (46%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Mohanpur2,188 people
- Bistaul2,137 people
- Khaira2,091 people
- Majhaura2,054 people
- Pipraulia2,015 people
- Machhdhi1,973 people
- Tajpur1,969 people
- Shankarpur1,828 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mailchham from Madhubani?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mailchham?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mailchham in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mailchham?67.8% (Census 2011)