# 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 **902 people in 198 households**, the 115th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 902people (2011)
- 198households
- 53.0%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Maria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJokar
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225266

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)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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?

8 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 73% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maria · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**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+) ****53.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**964

Working population ****33.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 45.7% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 241 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 44 (15%)

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

- Kohrabari956 people
- Mehdibari938 people
- Raghaul914 people
- Jalsua912 people
- Kazipura889 people
- Jahangirpur886 people
- Aulia876 people
- Ghordah875 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maria from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Maria?902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maria in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maria?53.0% (Census 2011)