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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Maria

Maria is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 80 households**, the 180th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 327people (2011)
- 80households
- 33.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Maria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224686

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sihpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 45% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maria · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maria?

■ Maria · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**969

Working population ****30.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 14.4% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (82%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Kadwa

- Bhag Pokhar361 people
- Merhaul352 people
- Bagddaran350 people
- Bengthi341 people
- Nangara324 people
- Basantpur321 people
- Abdullahpur318 people
- Bair Gachhi313 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maria from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Maria?327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maria in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maria?33.9% (Census 2011)