# Marpa Kalan Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Marpa Kalan

Marpa Kalan is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 207 households**, the 34th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 207households
- 33.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Marpa Kalan PIN code and other codes

Marpa Kalan falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmari
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242781

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

## How far is Marpa Kalan from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)10 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 Marpa Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Marpa Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 24% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Marpa Kalan

Of every 100 households in Marpa Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marpa Kalan · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Marpa Kalan?

■ Marpa Kalan · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239**

**914

Working population ****51.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 21.8% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 526 (99%)

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 Dharhara

- Jatkuta1,198 people
- Dariapur1,168 people
- Lohchi1,080 people
- Birojpur1,041 people
- Tola Saradhi1,023 people
- Tola Sakhol962 people
- Kudratabad932 people
- Khirodharpur903 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marpa Kalan from Munger?16 km by road
- What is the population of Marpa Kalan?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpa Kalan in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marpa Kalan?33.6% (Census 2011)