# Maricha Village, Mohania, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohania, Kaimur 

# Maricha

Maricha is a village in Mohania sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar, PIN code **821109**. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 149 households**, the 74th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 980people (2011)
- 149households
- 74.2%literacy
- 821109PIN code

## Maricha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maricha is 821109.** Maricha falls in Mohania sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- PIN code821109
- Gram panchayatDandwas
- Community development blockMohania
- Census village code249441

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?

- Mohania (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)31 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)31 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohania
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Maricha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Maricha · ■ Mohania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**68%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**53%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Mohania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**934

Working population ****39.7%**

**28.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 238 (61%)

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 Mohania

- Murharia1,003 people
- Naraura990 people
- Doghara989 people
- Chotka Katra984 people
- Barka Sagra974 people
- Bairi966 people
- Bhirkhira965 people
- Paspipra956 people

[All 208 villages in Mohania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/mohania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maricha?821109
- How far is Maricha from Bhabua?31 km by road
- What is the population of Maricha?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricha in?Kaimur district (Mohania sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maricha?74.2% (Census 2011)