# Maraura Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Maraura

Maraura is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,001 people in 621 households**, the 17th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,001people (2011)
- 621households
- 86.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Maraura PIN code and other codes

Maraura falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKanaibazar
- Community development blockPatharkandi
- Census village code300417

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

## How far is Maraura from nearby towns?

- Karimganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)30 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 Maraura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Maraura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Achimganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Maraura known for?

The main crops are **betel nut, paddy and banana**. About 86% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maraura

Of every 100 households in Maraura in 2011, 40 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maraura · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Maraura?

■ Maraura · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**969

Working population ****26.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 422 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 221 (28%) · **■** Marginal 111 (14%)

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 Patharkandi

- Ghilaitikar Pt II3,235 people
- Saija Nagar3,216 people
- Hatirgool3,111 people
- Zerjheri3,034 people
- Marugaon2,868 people
- Chengjur2,808 people
- Purbogool2,797 people
- Baithakhal T.E.2,755 people

[All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraura from Karimganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Maraura?3,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraura in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Maraura?86.0% (Census 2011)