# Marpa Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Marpa

Marpa is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813109**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 52 households**, the 147th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 255people (2011)
- 52households
- 73.1%literacy
- 813109PIN code

## Marpa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marpa is 813109.** Marpa falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813109
- Gram panchayatKharaundha-Jotha
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240950

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

## How far is Marpa from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)20 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 Marpa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Marpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lahoria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Marpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Marpa

Of every 100 households in Marpa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marpa · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Marpa?

■ Marpa · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**943

Working population ****32.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 74.7% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (50%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (37%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Jhajha300 people
- Baitpur289 people
- Thagrua288 people
- Gurdoar280 people
- Dabaia248 people
- Mahua246 people
- Aitha237 people
- Chiragi Chak232 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marpa?813109
- How far is Marpa from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Marpa?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpa in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marpa?73.1% (Census 2011)