# Pokharauni Birta Village, Madhwapur, Madhubani (Bihar)

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Village · Madhwapur, Madhubani 

# Pokharauni Birta

Pokharauni Birta is a village in Madhwapur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 169 households**, the 37th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 823people (2011)
- 169households
- 62.5%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Pokharauni Birta PIN code and other codes

Pokharauni Birta falls in Madhwapur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokharauni Birta
- Community development blockMadhwapur
- Census village code219837

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

## How far is Pokharauni Birta from nearby towns?

- Madhwapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)36 km by road
- Janakpur Road (nearest town)16 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 Pokharauni Birta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Uchaith
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Pokharauni Birta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Pokharauni Birta

Of every 100 households in Pokharauni Birta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharauni Birta · ■ Madhwapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

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 Pokharauni Birta?

■ Pokharauni Birta · ■ Madhwapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**917

Working population ****43.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 50.2% for women. 45% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 Madhwapur

- Rampur1,249 people
- Ram Nagar Kajra1,020 people
- Akaha988 people
- Ratauli864 people
- Andauli504 people
- Parsa406 people
- Madhu Dih291 people
- Awari Inamak83 people

[All 43 villages in Madhwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhwapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharauni Birta from Madhubani?36 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharauni Birta?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharauni Birta in?Madhubani district (Madhwapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharauni Birta?62.5% (Census 2011)