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

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Marwa

Marwa is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 382 households**, the 46th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 382households
- 61.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Marwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMarwa
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220364

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?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bisfi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Marwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 21 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marwa · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**939

Working population ****27.5%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 90 (21%)

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

- Marhia1,956 people
- Hiropatti1,902 people
- Sakrari1,737 people
- Bajraha1,665 people
- Sarsoti1,530 people
- Chandarbana1,195 people
- MokAdampur886 people
- Madhopur827 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marwa from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Marwa?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marwa in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marwa?61.0% (Census 2011)