# Maricha Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Maricha

Maricha is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811313**. The 2011 Census counted **5,568 people in 916 households**, the 6th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,568people (2011)
- 916households
- 52.9%literacy
- 811313PIN code

## Maricha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maricha is 811313.** Maricha falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811313
- Gram panchayatMaricha Patakchak
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258655

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

## How far is Maricha from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)16 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 Maricha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Maricha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 1,764 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Maricha

Of every 100 households in Maricha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maricha · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

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 Maricha?

■ Maricha · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**955

Working population ****48.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 37.8% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (9%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 258 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2,034 (75%)

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 Sikandra

- Mathurapur12,066 people
- Ita Sagar7,058 people
- Gokhula Fatehpur6,109 people
- Kumar5,946 people
- Sijori5,453 people
- Majos4,815 people
- Mahadeo Simaria3,917 people
- Rewai3,852 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maricha?811313
- How far is Maricha from Jamui?16 km by road
- What is the population of Maricha?5,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricha in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maricha?52.9% (Census 2011)