# Madhubani Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Madhubani

Madhubani is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 438 households**, the 54th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 438households
- 50.7%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Madhubani PIN code and other codes

Madhubani falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumaria
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216700

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

## How far is Madhubani from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)42 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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 Madhubani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Madhubani

Of every 100 households in Madhubani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhubani · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Madhubani?

■ Madhubani · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**957

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 34.8% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 227 (32%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Matiaria2,493 people
- Dhaminha2,456 people
- Chanki2,413 people
- Phulwaria2,385 people
- Tola Pararia2,257 people
- Odarwa2,235 people
- Banwaria2,230 people
- Rampur2,191 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhubani from Bettiah?42 km by road
- What is the population of Madhubani?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhubani in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhubani?50.7% (Census 2011)