# Mari Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Mari

Mari is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,307 people in 573 households**, the 10th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,307people (2011)
- 573households
- 64.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Mari PIN code and other codes

Mari falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAut
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244997

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

## How far is Mari from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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 Mari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · At
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Mari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Mari

Of every 100 households in Mari in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mari · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mari?

■ Mari · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**946

Working population ****17.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 56.8% for women. 20% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (82%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 69 (12%)

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 Ben

- Arawan4,622 people
- Nohsa4,135 people
- Akauna3,393 people
- Makhdumpur3,369 people
- Karjara2,911 people
- Murgawan2,902 people
- Sehri2,781 people
- Saure2,766 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mari from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mari?3,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mari in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mari?64.8% (Census 2011)