# Marhia Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Marhia

Marhia is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,956 people in 398 households**, the 42nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,956people (2011)
- 398households
- 50.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Marhia PIN code and other codes

Marhia falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMarhia
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220399

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?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)26 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kerwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 86% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 4 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marhia · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Marhia?

■ Marhia · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**939

Working population ****33.4%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 39.4% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 105 (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 Bisfi

- Janipur2,441 people
- Usrahi2,381 people
- Dudhail2,376 people
- Bhagauti2,212 people
- Hiropatti1,902 people
- Sakrari1,737 people
- Bajraha1,665 people
- Marwa1,599 people

[All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marhia from Madhubani?20 km by road
- What is the population of Marhia?1,956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhia in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marhia?50.1% (Census 2011)