Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Madhuban Madhuban is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 9,769 people in 1,800 households, the 12th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 9,769 people (2011) - 1,800 households - 45.6% literacy - 916 females per 1,000 males ## Madhuban PIN code and other codes Madhuban falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Madhuban - Community development block Banmankhi - Census village code 222995 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Madhuban from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 45 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Madhuban? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Madhuban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Madhuban known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Madhuban Of every 100 households in Madhuban in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madhuban · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 7% - Toilet within the home 5% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 62% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 25% 28% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 20% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 52% 37% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Madhuban? ■ Madhuban · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.6% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1034 929 - Working population 42.5% 41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.2% for men and 36.0% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 546 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,668 (40%) · ■ Household industry 22 (1%) · ■ Other work 260 (6%) · ■ Marginal 1,656 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi - Jianganj 11,545 people - Sahoria Subhai 11,260 people - Burhia Dhanghatta 10,720 people - Belchand Sukhia 10,627 people - Kazi Hirdenagar 9,207 people - Akhtiarpur 8,282 people - Dharhara 7,781 people - Ekraha 7,713 people All 107 villages in Banmankhi ## Quick answers - How far is Madhuban from Purnia? 45 km by road - What is the population of Madhuban? 9,769 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madhuban in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Madhuban? 45.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/madhuban/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.