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About Madhubani Village

Madhubani is a large village in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,694 males and 1,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares.

Madhubani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhubani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,694
Female Population 1,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madhubani compares

By the 2011 count Madhubani is the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Madhubani

Madhubani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madhubani as Available within village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhubani from other places

Madhubani lies about 10 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 4.1 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 Madhubani
Nearest railway station Semapur 4.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barari 11 km

Villages closest to Madhubani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barari 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 Madhubani

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhubani village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Madhubani village has 1,694 males and 1,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhubani has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Madhubani covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhubani falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhubani is Semapur, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Madhubani is about 10 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhubani is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 4.1 km away. Katihar is about 10 km away. Barari is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahora (under 2 km), Kabar (2.0 km) and Jagdishpur (2.9 km).

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

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