# Marhia Village, Basopatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Basopatti, Madhubani 

# Marhia

Marhia is a village in Basopatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847225**. The 2011 Census counted **8,431 people in 1,495 households**, the 7th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 8,431people (2011)
- 1,495households
- 55.6%literacy
- 847225PIN code

## Marhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marhia is 847225.** Marhia falls in Basopatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847225
- Gram panchayatMarhia
- Community development blockBasopatti
- Census village code219915

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

## How far is Marhia from nearby towns?

- Basopatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)16 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 Marhia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Marhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basopatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Marhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Marhia

Of every 100 households in Marhia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marhia · ■ Basopatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Marhia?

■ Marhia · ■ Basopatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**947

Working population ****33.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 42.2% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 795 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (36%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (5%) · **■** Marginal 851 (30%)

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 Basopatti

- Selibeli Chitahi9,809 people
- Mahinathpur9,649 people
- Damu9,065 people
- Ghorbanki8,732 people
- Hathapur7,921 people
- Chhitauni6,231 people
- Bhaiapatti6,125 people
- Khataia5,941 people

[All 34 villages in Basopatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/basopatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marhia?847225
- How far is Marhia from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Marhia?8,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhia in?Madhubani district (Basopatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marhia?55.6% (Census 2011)