# Madhopur Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Madhopur

Madhopur is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,100 people in 1,040 households**, the 1st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 6,100people (2011)
- 1,040households
- 54.7%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Madhopur PIN code and other codes

Madhopur falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216395

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

## How far is Madhopur from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)58 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)11 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 Madhopur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Madhopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Madhopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Madhopur

Of every 100 households in Madhopur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Madhopur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

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 Madhopur?

■ Madhopur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**959

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 41.8% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 884 (39%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 297 (13%) · **■** Marginal 819 (36%)

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 Gaunaha

- Belwa5,859 people
- Daraul5,516 people
- Pakri Basauli4,953 people
- Semra Sirampur4,118 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhopur from Bettiah?58 km by road
- What is the population of Madhopur?6,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhopur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhopur?54.7% (Census 2011)