# Maraka Village, Jamiri, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jamiri, West Kameng 

# Maraka

Maraka is a village in Jamiri sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 89 households**, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 2.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 717people (2011)
- 89households
- 2.8%literacy
- 17females per 1,000 males

## Maraka PIN code and other codes

Maraka falls in Jamiri sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSingchung
- Census village code261834

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maraka from nearby towns?

- Jamiri (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)80 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maraka?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Maraka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Buragaon
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maraka known for?

The main crops are **colocosian and local bean**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maraka

Of every 100 households in Maraka in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maraka · ■ Jamiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**48%

Tap water ****3%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****3%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****86%**

**48%

Own their home ****3%**

**55%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maraka?

■ Maraka · ■ Jamiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****2.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****17**

**482

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**990

Working population ****99.4%**

**66.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 2.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 100% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 686 (96%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamiri

- Kimi Village1,327 people
- Khupi Model Village774 people
- Buragaon490 people
- Gohainthan391 people
- Jamiri Point274 people
- Dedza225 people

[All 13 villages in Jamiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/jamiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraka from Bomdila?80 km by road
- What is the population of Maraka?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraka in?West Kameng district (Jamiri sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maraka?2.8% (Census 2011)