# Marwa Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Marwa

Marwa is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,531 people in 501 households**, the 44th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 2,531people (2011)
- 501households
- 52.2%literacy
- 854104PIN code

## Marwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marwa is 854104.** Marwa falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854104
- Gram panchayatMakhdampur
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224410

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

## How far is Marwa from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)28 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 Marwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Marwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Marwa

Of every 100 households in Marwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Marwa · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**10%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**34%

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 Marwa?

■ Marwa · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**979

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 51.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (66%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 143 (16%)

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 Korha

- Diwandih2,848 people
- Gorgaon2,813 people
- Amirpur Hardas2,683 people
- Rampur2,643 people
- Hathia Ramna2,508 people
- Pachhma2,498 people
- Kumhra2,341 people
- Zorabganj2,174 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marwa?854104
- How far is Marwa from Katihar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Marwa?2,531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marwa in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marwa?52.2% (Census 2011)