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About Madhubani Village

Madhubani is a large village in Phenhara tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,285, made up of 2,304 males and 1,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhubani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhubani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Phenhara
Pincode 845420
Area (hectares) 276.4 hectares
Population 4,285
Male Population 2,304
Female Population 1,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhubani compares

By the 2011 count Madhubani is the 7th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 276.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

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 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 74 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Terha Halt, about 12 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 town Marhaura 11 km
Nearest railway station Terha Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phenhara 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 74 km

Villages closest to Madhubani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phenhara 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 4,285. That makes it the 7th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Madhubani village has 2,304 males and 1,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhubani has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Madhubani is 845420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhubani covers 276.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madhubani falls under Phenhara tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhubani is Terha Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 74 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhubani is in Phenhara tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Terha Halt is about 12 km away. Phenhara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasrampur (2.9 km), Bishunpur Basant (3.0 km) and Bishunpur Mohan Urf Marpa (3.0 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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