Pandaul

Pandaul is a village and the administrative center of Pandaul Block, located in the southern portion of Madhubani District, Bihar, India. The village had a population of 32,689 in the 2011 census.^[1]

Pandaul
Village
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Coordinates: 26°15′24″N 86°05′01″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Block	Pandaul
Government
• Type	Sarpanch
Area
• Total	10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,689
• Density	3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Common	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	847234
STD code	06276
Vehicle registration	BR-32

Etymology

It is named after the Pandavas of the Mahabharata, who are said to have resided here for sometime during their agyatvaas.

Transportation

Pandaul has a railway station where various passenger and local trains stop. Darbhanga Airport is at a distance of 24km from here.

Education and Livelihood

There are many government schools and colleges. People in the area are mainly employed in agriculture, pisciculture and construction. There is also an industrial area here. Mango farming is also a major source of income here.

History

Majority of its parts were established by Padmapati Kanth, his descendants the Kanths of Kamalpur were the Zamindars of this region.

Geography

Pandaul is situated about 10 kilometres south of the district capital Madhubani, at an average elevation of 53 metres above the sea level.^[2] It has a total area of 1065.4 hectares.^[3]

Pandaul

Pandu has a Humid Subtropical Climate (Cwa). The lowest average rainfall occurs in November, with around 4 mm of precipitation, while the highest rainfall occurs in July, with around 366 mm of precipitation.

Climate data for Gania
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	26.3 (79.3)	32.2 (90.0)	36.0 (96.8)	35.3 (95.5)	33.5 (92.3)	31.5 (88.7)	31.5 (88.7)	30.9 (87.6)	29.9 (85.8)	27.8 (82.0)	24.1 (75.4)	30.1 (86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	19.9 (67.8)	25.3 (77.5)	29.5 (85.1)	29.8 (85.6)	29.3 (84.7)	28.2 (82.8)	28.1 (82.6)	27.4 (81.3)	25.4 (77.7)	22.0 (71.6)	18.1 (64.6)	25.0 (76.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.6 (51.1)	13.5 (56.3)	18.2 (64.8)	22.9 (73.2)	24.7 (76.5)	25.6 (78.1)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	24.7 (76.5)	21.3 (70.3)	16.4 (61.5)	12.2 (54.0)	20.1 (68.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	12 (0.5)	15 (0.6)	16 (0.6)	27 (1.1)	85 (3.3)	214 (8.4)	366 (14.4)	320 (12.6)	254 (10.0)	67 (2.6)	4 (0.2)	6 (0.2)	1,386 (54.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census of India, Pandaul had a population of 32,689 in 6,590 households. The working population made up 31.30% of the overall population. The average literacy rate was 50.61%, with 9,999 literate males and 6,545 literate females.^[1]