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Madhuwa

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Belhar mandal
Pincode 813103
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Madhuwa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Belhar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Belhar mandal is Raghav Das ke Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Madhuwa itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
→VS
Hayaghat
AC 084
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARBIND TURI
Contact: 98****9602
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LGD code
241504
Pincode
813103
Post office
Barahat
Population
607
Households
130
Literacy rate
59.8%
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000♂
Workers
304
Census 2011 · in context

How Madhuwa compares

By population, Madhuwa ranks #94 of 172 villages in Belhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.8%
+10.3% vs mandal average
Madhuwa
59.8%
Belhar mandal
49.5%
Banka district
47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
+75 vs mandal average
Madhuwa
984
Belhar mandal
909
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
Madhuwa
4.7
Belhar mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Madhuwa at a glance

Madhuwa is a village of 607 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Belhar block, Banka district, Bihar, the 94th-largest of 172 villages in Belhar block. Literacy is 60%, 10 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813103, served by Barahat post office; the LGD village code is 241504. The sarpanch is ARBIND TURI, and the village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 716 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Madhuwa · this village60760%—
Sautadih · Belhar4,48560%—
Jhikulia · Belhar4,42053%—
Jamua · Belhar84555%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Madhuwa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jhikulia
Total area (ha)
60
Irrigated area (ha)
51.6
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Madhuwa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Madhuwa

LGD code
241504
Pincode
813103
Post office
Barahat
Population (Census 2011)
607
Population (projected 2026)
716
Households
130
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
984
Literacy rate
59.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hayaghat
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARBIND TURI
Block / Mandal
Belhar
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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