# Marghia Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Marghia

Marghia is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,141 people in 388 households**, the 32nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 2,141people (2011)
- 388households
- 64.1%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Marghia PIN code and other codes

Marghia falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWest Barinagar
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225617

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

## How far is Marghia from nearby towns?

- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Marghia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Marghia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dighara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukhsan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Marghia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Marghia

Of every 100 households in Marghia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marghia · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

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 Marghia?

■ Marghia · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**958

Working population ****23.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 52.3% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (45%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 123 (24%)

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 Barari

- Baidanda3,721 people
- Suphi3,326 people
- Madhubani3,217 people
- Basgarha3,065 people
- Bhawanipur1,675 people
- Jot Ram Rai1,666 people
- Dighra Badh1,496 people
- Husena1,214 people

[All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marghia from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Marghia?2,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marghia in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marghia?64.1% (Census 2011)