Village · Madhwapur, Madhubani # Taraia Taraia is a village in Madhwapur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847308. The 2011 Census counted 3,537 people in 689 households, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 3,537 people (2011) - 689 households - 66.1% literacy - 847308 PIN code ## Taraia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Taraia is 847308. Taraia falls in Madhwapur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code 847308 - Gram panchayat Taraia - Community development block Madhwapur - Census village code 219848 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Taraia from nearby towns? - Madhwapur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 40 km by road - Janakpur Road (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Taraia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Taraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Uchaith - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Taraia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 54% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Taraia Of every 100 households in Taraia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Taraia · ■ Madhwapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 18% 14% - Toilet within the home 20% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 81% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 36% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95% - Use banking services 45% 36% - Television 12% 9% - Mobile phone 60% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 13% 23% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Taraia? ■ Taraia · ■ Madhwapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 57.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 877 917 - Working population 34.4% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 51.9% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 261 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 300 (25%) · ■ Household industry 30 (2%) · ■ Other work 45 (4%) · ■ Marginal 579 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madhwapur - Balwa 4,521 people - Bairwa 4,397 people - Sujatpur 3,785 people - Pihwara 3,641 people - Awari 3,363 people - Baswaria 2,897 people - Karahuan 2,670 people - Baingra 2,330 people All 43 villages in Madhwapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taraia? 847308 - How far is Taraia from Madhubani? 40 km by road - What is the population of Taraia? 3,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taraia in? Madhubani district (Madhwapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Taraia? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhwapur/taraia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.