# Marpa Balua Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Marpa Balua

Marpa Balua is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,897 people in 1,068 households**, the 23rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 5,897people (2011)
- 1,068households
- 45.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Marpa Balua PIN code and other codes

Marpa Balua falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSujapur
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225571

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

## How far is Marpa Balua from nearby towns?

- Barari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)20 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 Marpa Balua?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marpa Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Marpa Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 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 Marpa Balua

Of every 100 households in Marpa Balua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marpa Balua · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Marpa Balua?

■ Marpa Balua · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 38.1% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 834 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (4%) · **■** Marginal 615 (37%)

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

- Kabar6,117 people
- Baisa Gobind6,083 people
- Azampur Shankar6,023 people
- Kant Nagar5,962 people
- Gurmaila4,962 people
- Aminabad4,812 people
- Sahuria4,655 people
- Lachhmipur4,477 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marpa Balua from Katihar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Marpa Balua?5,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpa Balua in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marpa Balua?45.8% (Census 2011)