# Maraha Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Maraha

Maraha is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 126 households**, the 67th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 805people (2011)
- 126households
- 44.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Maraha PIN code and other codes

Maraha falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKusabija
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256454

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

## How far is Maraha from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Maraha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Maraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jaymagalpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghoraghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Maraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Maraha

Of every 100 households in Maraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maraha · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**33%

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 Maraha?

■ Maraha · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**992

Working population ****41.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 29.9% for women. 43% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 211 (63%)

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 Dobhi

- Rani Chak873 people
- Tetariya Kalan858 people
- Sonbarsa836 people
- Kurumdih835 people
- Dharampur804 people
- Kauabar804 people
- Kangali Bigha779 people
- Kundilwa773 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraha from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maraha?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraha in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maraha?44.9% (Census 2011)