# Madhaur Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Madhaur

Madhaur is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 204 households**, the 28th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,086people (2011)
- 204households
- 29.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Madhaur PIN code and other codes

Madhaur falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245008

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

## How far is Madhaur from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)31 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)31 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 Madhaur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Madhaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Madhaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Madhaur

Of every 100 households in Madhaur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhaur · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**44%

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 Madhaur?

■ Madhaur · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**946

Working population ****58.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.1% for men and 22.8% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (38%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 356 (56%)

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 Ben

- Mohammadpur1,625 people
- Janaro1,483 people
- Amia Bigha1,409 people
- Babhaniawan1,329 people
- Ramganj985 people
- Mashespur586 people
- Sidhi Bigha386 people
- Birbal Bigha245 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhaur from Biharsharif?31 km by road
- What is the population of Madhaur?1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhaur in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhaur?29.8% (Census 2011)