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About Madhuban Village

Madhuban is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,383, made up of 1,213 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhuban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhuban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 2,383
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 37th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

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 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.2 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 2.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 17 km

Villages closest to Madhuban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 2,383. That makes it the 37th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Madhuban village has 1,213 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhuban has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Madhuban is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhuban covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhuban falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhuban is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.2 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 17 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhuban is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 1.9 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 2.2 km away. Saharsa 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 Khamauti (under 2 km), Bhauara (1.9 km) and Ashraf Chak (2.8 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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