# Marocha Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/marocha/ Village · Pranpur, Katihar # Marocha Marocha is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 328 households**, the 26th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 1,591people (2011) - 328households - 50.0%literacy - 854116PIN code ## Marocha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marocha is 854116.** Marocha falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854116 - Gram panchayatBarjhala - Community development blockPranpur - Census village code225345 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marocha from nearby towns? - Pranpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)12 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)12 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 Marocha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Marocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katihar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Marocha known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and jute**. About 61% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Marocha Of every 100 households in Marocha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marocha · ■ Pranpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **25% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****20%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **40% 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 Marocha? ■ Marocha · ■ Pranpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **959 Working population ****44.8%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.7% for men and 42.6% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 397 (56%) 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 Pranpur - Gauripur1,923 people - Babhni1,855 people - Hundaili1,826 people - Budhnagar1,756 people - Amdaul1,567 people - Satare1,549 people - Pakaria1,539 people - Harsua1,532 people [All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marocha?854116 - How far is Marocha from Katihar?12 km by road - What is the population of Marocha?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marocha in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Marocha?50.0% (Census 2011)