# Methaura Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Methaura

Methaura is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,213 people in 1,019 households**, the 17th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 5,213people (2011)
- 1,019households
- 44.0%literacy
- 843302PIN code

## Methaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Methaura is 843302.** Methaura falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843302
- Gram panchayatMethaura
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219563

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

## How far is Methaura from nearby towns?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)12 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 Methaura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Methaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Methaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Methaura

Of every 100 households in Methaura in 2011, 15 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Methaura · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**31%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**31%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Methaura?

■ Methaura · ■ Dumra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**930

Working population ****35.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 33.5% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 977 (52%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (2%) · **■** Marginal 478 (26%)

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 Dumra

- Rampur Parori5,700 people
- Madhopur Roshan5,618 people
- Banchauri5,376 people
- Rikhauli5,224 people
- Mirzapur5,187 people
- Azamgarh Nagwan tolaJagdishpur5,176 people
- Athauharichhapra5,048 people
- Suhai4,862 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Methaura?843302
- How far is Methaura from Sitamarhi?12 km by road
- What is the population of Methaura?5,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methaura in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Methaura?44.0% (Census 2011)