# Maldah Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/maldah/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Maldah Maldah is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,264 people in 1,129 households**, the 3rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 7,264people (2011) - 1,129households - 70.9%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Maldah PIN code and other codes Maldah falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaldha - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maldah from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)8 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)10 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 Maldah? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Maldah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neemee - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Maldah known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 889 hectares of village land is sown, and 759 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 Maldah Of every 100 households in Maldah in 2011, 12 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maldah · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **14% Toilet within the home ****41%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **64% Tap water ****7%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****67%** **45% Television ****20%** **15% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **28% 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 Maldah? ■ Maldah · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **962 Working population ****32.5%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 558 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,303 (55%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 296 (13%) · **■** Marginal 173 (7%) 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 Barbigha - Teus10,315 people - Sanwas8,843 people - Sarba4,904 people - Pinjri3,597 people - Sanwas3,192 people - Toi3,129 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maldah from Sheikhpura?8 km by road - What is the population of Maldah?7,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maldah in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maldah?70.9% (Census 2011)