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- LGD code
- 218573
- Pincode
- 845420
- Post office
- Gulwara Madhuban
- Population
- 8,352
- Households
- 1,664
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,271
Census 2011 · in context
How Dulhuma compares
By population, Dulhuma ranks #2 of 56 villages in Madhuban mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.1%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Dulhuma
- 46.1%
- Madhuban mandal
- 39.7%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
+60 vs mandal average
- Dulhuma
- 960
- Madhuban mandal
- 900
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dulhuma
- 5.0
- Madhuban mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dulhuma at a glance
Dulhuma is a village of 8,352 people in 1,664 households (Census 2011) in Madhuban block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 56 villages in Madhuban block. Literacy is 46%, 6 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845420, served by Gulwara Madhuban post office; the LGD village code is 218573. The village votes in Barharia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indradev Singh. The population is estimated at 9,847 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dulhuma
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUBAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dulhuma
- Total area (ha)
- 662
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 340
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dulhuma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dulhuma
- LGD code
- 218573
- Pincode
- 845420
- Post office
- Gulwara Madhuban
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,352
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,847
- Households
- 1,664
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Siwan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barharia
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indradev Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Madhuban
- Nearest PHC
- Aleena Nursing Home (12.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Pachrukhi (9.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845420
- KishunkaraMadhuban mandal9,716 pop
- KauriaMadhuban mandal7,062 pop
- JitauraMadhuban mandal6,592 pop
- Bara Gobind Tola SawangiyaMadhuban mandal5,840 pop
- GarahiaMadhuban mandal5,396 pop
- BajidpurMadhuban mandal4,854 pop
- Madhuban Tola KoilharaMadhuban mandal4,672 pop
- NaurangiaMadhuban mandal4,538 pop
- KajarhanMadhuban mandal4,387 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dulhuma
Other villages in Madhuban mandal
View all 60+ →- Kishunkara
- Kauria
- Jitaura
- Bara Gobind Tola Sawangiya
- Garahia
- Bajidpur
- Madhuban Tola Koilhara
- Naurangia
- Kajarhan
- Bahuara
- Talimpur
- Maripur Mal
- Jogaulia Tola Bhelwa
- Punar Murgai Chak
- Manpurwa
- Harnarayanpur
- Jogaulia Tola Madhopur
- Banki Tikam
- Jogaulia Tola Gulab Khan
- Hardiya
- Jogaulia Tola Rupni
- Jogaulia Tola Palat
- Madhuban Tola Dihu
- Madhuhan Tola Bhairwa
- Chak Chauhani
- Loharganwa
- Khodadpur
- Delho
- Koilhara
- Bara Magru
- Jogaulia Tola Pakariya
- Madhuban Tola Semra
- Jogaulia Tola Nandiram Chhapra
- Jogaulia Tola Gurmhia
- Jogaulia Tola Chainpur
- Maripur Milik
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)