# Marra Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Marra

Marra is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,721 people in 337 households**, the 36th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,721people (2011)
- 337households
- 26.7%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Marra PIN code and other codes

Marra falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPothia
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240278

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

## How far is Marra from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)39 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)28 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 Marra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Marra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Marra

Of every 100 households in Marra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marra · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****26%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Marra?

■ Marra · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**944

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 16.3% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (31%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 282 (46%)

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 Sonhaula

- Hukma1,827 people
- Pariak1,768 people
- Dhanauri1,731 people
- Surmania1,727 people
- Silhan1,671 people
- Jagarnathpur1,621 people
- Belsar1,602 people
- Agaia1,601 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marra from Bhagalpur?39 km by road
- What is the population of Marra?1,721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marra in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marra?26.7% (Census 2011)