Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka
# Madhuban

Madhuban is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814151. The 2011 Census counted 238 people in 39 households, the 203rd largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.
- 238 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 59.8% literacy
- 814151 PIN code

## Madhuban PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Madhuban is 814151. Madhuban falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814151
- Gram panchayat Gadijhopa
- Community development block Saraiyahat
- Census village code 369278

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Madhuban from nearby towns?
- Saraiyahat (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 70 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Madhuban?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 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 rice. About 87% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhuban · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 36%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 49% 58%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 49% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Madhuban?

■ Madhuban · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.8% 58.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 943
- Working population 51.3% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 44.3% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (45%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 55 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saraiyahat
- Lorhikunda 248 people
- Bisanpur 240 people
- Champatari 240 people
- Mahesh Khanda Urfpindradhab 239 people
- Rajdah 237 people
- Bhurkuriya 228 people
- Kurma 226 people
- Bakula 224 people

All 352 villages in Saraiyahat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Madhuban? 814151
- How far is Madhuban from Dumka? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Madhuban? 238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhuban in? Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Madhuban? 59.8% (Census 2011)

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