# Marhuka Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Marhuka

Marhuka is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 122 households**, the 74th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,058people (2011)
- 122households
- 74.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Marhuka PIN code and other codes

Marhuka falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTineri
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254643

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

## How far is Marhuka from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tikari (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 Marhuka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Marhuka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Konch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Marhuka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Marhuka

Of every 100 households in Marhuka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marhuka · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****99%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**25%

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 Marhuka?

■ Marhuka · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**943

Working population ****24.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 69.1% for women. 33% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (9%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 204 (79%)

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 Konch

- Bishunathpur1,165 people
- Majathi1,165 people
- Nasirpur1,108 people
- Tankuppa1,104 people
- Dihuri1,055 people
- Ekariya1,039 people
- Dadreji1,032 people
- Pardhana1,013 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marhuka from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Marhuka?1,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhuka in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marhuka?74.6% (Census 2011)