# Maldahia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Maldahia

Maldahia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,909 people in 671 households**, the 21st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,909people (2011)
- 671households
- 61.2%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Maldahia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPokharia
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216671

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

## How far is Maldahia from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)45 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)4 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 Maldahia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maldahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Maldahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Maldahia

Of every 100 households in Maldahia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maldahia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Maldahia?

■ Maldahia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**957

Working population ****45.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,659 (93%)

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

- Marhia4,120 people
- Pakri4,065 people
- Rampur4,038 people
- Sonasati3,968 people
- Dumaria3,868 people
- Harditerha3,821 people
- Binwalia3,668 people
- Chengauna3,623 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maldahia from Bettiah?45 km by road
- What is the population of Maldahia?3,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maldahia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maldahia?61.2% (Census 2011)