# Maria Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Maria

Maria is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,532 people in 309 households**, the 79th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,532people (2011)
- 309households
- 44.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Maria PIN code and other codes

Maria falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaighatta
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225111

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

## How far is Maria from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Maria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Maria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Maria

Of every 100 households in Maria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maria · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

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 Maria?

■ Maria · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**964

Working population ****37.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 41.9% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (86%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 56 (10%)

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 Azamnagar

- Mohanganj1,638 people
- Paikbahan1,629 people
- Chhamna1,617 people
- Sitalmani1,546 people
- Tiarpara1,524 people
- Baramhaen1,483 people
- Dighaulia1,430 people
- Jahikagachh1,422 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maria from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maria?1,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maria in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maria?44.0% (Census 2011)