# Madhuban Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Madhuban

Madhuban is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 433 households**, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,104people (2011)
- 433households
- 44.9%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Madhuban PIN code and other codes

Madhuban falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDarayapur Ii
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243007

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

## How far is Madhuban from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)43 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)5 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 Madhuban?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Madhuban known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Madhuban

Of every 100 households in Madhuban in 2011, 38 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhuban · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**56%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**34%

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 Madhuban?

■ Madhuban · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**940

Working population ****42.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 34.6% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (27%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 576 (65%)

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 Kharagpur

- Tola Banhara2,305 people
- Paharpur2,214 people
- Lohra Lachhmipur2,190 people
- Khiridih2,178 people
- Parsotimpur1,893 people
- Kathna1,880 people
- Dagri1,866 people
- Mahuli1,840 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhuban from Munger?43 km by road
- What is the population of Madhuban?2,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhuban in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhuban?44.9% (Census 2011)