# Madhuban Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Madhuban

Madhuban is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **12 people in 4 households**, the 164th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 12people (2011)
- 4households
- 91.7%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Madhuban PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madhuban is 172030.** Madhuban falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023914

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

## How far is Madhuban from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Madhuban?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Thanadhar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhutti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Madhuban known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Madhuban

Of every 100 households in Madhuban in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Madhuban · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Madhuban?

■ Madhuban · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****500**

**974

Working population ****58.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 100.0% for women. 50% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (14%) · **■** Marginal 6 (86%)

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 Kumharsain

- Chala Nal27 people
- Manan27 people
- Jangal Ahar15 people
- Jangal Havan13 people
- Chohan11 people
- Jangal Hatu7 people
- D.P.F. Nag kelo Saroga6 people
- Jangal Nun-II6 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madhuban?172030
- How far is Madhuban from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Madhuban?12 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhuban in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Madhuban?91.7% (Census 2011)