# Dara Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Dara

Dara is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,864 people in 1,676 households**, the 8th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 7,864people (2011)
- 1,676households
- 56.2%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Dara PIN code and other codes

Dara falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDara
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220916

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

## How far is Dara from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)71 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)33 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 Dara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardih
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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

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 Dara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Dara

Of every 100 households in Dara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dara · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dara?

■ Dara · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**946

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 43.4% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,190 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,140 (37%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (5%) · **■** Marginal 556 (18%)

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 Madhepur

- Pachahi9,758 people
- Bakwa9,575 people
- Parsad8,278 people
- Daldal8,210 people
- Tardiha7,084 people
- Doalakh6,920 people
- Mahpatia6,859 people
- Nawada6,770 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dara from Madhubani?71 km by road
- What is the population of Dara?7,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dara in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dara?56.2% (Census 2011)