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About Madhuban Village

Madhuban is a large village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,197 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhuban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhuban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847105
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Madhuban compares

By the 2011 count Madhuban is the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Madhuban

Madhuban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madhuban as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhuban from other places

Madhuban lies about 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Madhuban
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 3.7 km
Nearest town Benipur 12 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 26 km

Villages closest to Madhuban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Madhuban

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhuban village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Madhuban village has 1,197 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhuban has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Madhuban is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhuban covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madhuban falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhuban is Biraul, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Madhuban.

Madhuban is about 26 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhuban is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 3.7 km away. Benipur is about 12 km away. Biraul is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohat Narain (under 2 km), Inay (1.7 km) and Amta (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Madhuban today is likely to be higher.

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