# Maripur Village, Phulwaria, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phulwaria, Gopalganj 

# Maripur

Maripur is a village in Phulwaria sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 386 households**, the 12th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 2,439people (2011)
- 386households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Maripur PIN code and other codes

Maripur falls in Phulwaria sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPhulwaria
- Community development blockPhulwaria
- Census village code230541

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

## How far is Maripur from nearby towns?

- Phulwaria (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)32 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 Maripur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Maripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baluabazzar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hathua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Maripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Maripur

Of every 100 households in Maripur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maripur · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**69%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maripur?

■ Maripur · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**959

Working population ****27.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 250 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 230 (34%)

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 Phulwaria

- Kamal Kant Karariya urf Bahri2,982 people
- Rampur2,887 people
- Paikauli Bado2,622 people
- Phulwaria2,611 people
- Ganesh Dumar2,380 people
- Larhpur2,190 people
- Chamari Patti2,178 people
- Mangha2,124 people

[All 106 villages in Phulwaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maripur from Gopalganj?32 km by road
- What is the population of Maripur?2,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maripur in?Gopalganj district (Phulwaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maripur?66.3% (Census 2011)
