# Madhwa Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Madhwa

Madhwa is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,404 people in 370 households**, the 33rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,404people (2011)
- 370households
- 56.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Madhwa PIN code and other codes

Madhwa falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhwa Makhmilpur
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245728

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

## How far is Madhwa from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)20 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 Madhwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Madhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandhaus
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Madhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 86% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Madhwa

Of every 100 households in Madhwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madhwa · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Madhwa?

■ Madhwa · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**943

Working population ****48.5%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (8%) · **■** Marginal 491 (42%)

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 Paliganj

- Sarsi2,471 people
- Mera2,449 people
- Mathurapur Khusdihra2,433 people
- Masaurha2,413 people
- Pearpura2,392 people
- Nadhari2,304 people
- Banauli Khurd2,288 people
- Katka2,273 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhwa from Patna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Madhwa?2,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhwa in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhwa?56.2% (Census 2011)