# Madhopur Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran 

# Madhopur

Madhopur is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,608 people in 1,343 households**, the 7th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%.

- 6,608people (2011)
- 1,343households
- 60.5%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Madhopur PIN code and other codes

Madhopur falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur Madhumalat, Sankar Saraiya Dakshini
- Community development blockTurkaulia
- Census village code218005

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?

- Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)15 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turkaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 91% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madhopur · ■ Turkaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

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 Madhopur?

■ Madhopur · ■ Turkaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**53.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**923

Working population ****28.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 51.8% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 502 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (11%) · **■** Marginal 752 (40%)

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 Turkaulia

- Sankar Saraiya16,574 people
- Raghunathpur12,161 people
- Hardia10,595 people
- Sapahi10,463 people
- Belwa Ray Khas5,161 people
- Bijulpur4,969 people
- Chargaha4,954 people
- Belwa Ray Tola Bairagi4,813 people

[All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhopur from Motihari?15 km by road
- What is the population of Madhopur?6,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhopur in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhopur?60.5% (Census 2011)