# Marua Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Marua

Marua is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,038 people in 444 households**, the 61st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,038people (2011)
- 444households
- 47.0%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Marua PIN code and other codes

Marua falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara Istamrar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222158

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

## How far is Marua from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)24 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 Marua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Marua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Marua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marua

Of every 100 households in Marua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marua · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Marua?

■ Marua · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**961

Working population ****27.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 37.6% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 183 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (34%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 181 (33%)

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 Jokihat

- Sapa2,224 people
- Mahjaili2,211 people
- Bagmara2,109 people
- Pechaili2,059 people
- Malchhari1,918 people
- Siswa1,835 people
- Lalia1,806 people
- Ghormara1,755 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marua from Araria?24 km by road
- What is the population of Marua?2,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marua in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marua?47.0% (Census 2011)