Health
The district has one Medical College, 2 referral hospitals, 13 PHCs, 37 Additional PHCs and 261 Health Sub Centres. Darbhanga Medical College, the pride possession of North Bihar, was started as a Temple Medical School in 1925 and was upgraded into a college in 1946. Later it developed into a multi disciplinary institution, imparting even P.G. degrees in most faculties from 1958. Besides having City Scan facilities, a Cancer ward is also functioning. Under IPP-7 programme 27-health sub centres and 3 operation theatres are also operational.
| SL | Block | No. of HSC | No. of PHC | No. of PHC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Benipur | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| 2. | Baheri | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. | Darbhanga Sadar | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. | Bahadurpur | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Hayaghat | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. | Jale | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. | Manigachhi | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| 8. | Biraul | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. | Ghanshyampur | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. | Kiratpur | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11. | Kusheshwar Asthan | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 12. | Keoti | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 13. | Singhwara | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 261 | 37 | 13 |