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

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Marsua

Marsua is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,010 people in 413 households**, the 19th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,010people (2011)
- 413households
- 68.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Marsua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEksara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244998

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

## How far is Marsua from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)15 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 Marsua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Marsua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Marsua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Marsua

Of every 100 households in Marsua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marsua · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Marsua?

■ Marsua · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**946

Working population ****45.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 515 (57%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (14%) · **■** Marginal 83 (9%)

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

- Jangharo2,431 people
- Kutlupur2,325 people
- Bara2,216 people
- Kosnara2,023 people
- Dharhara1,958 people
- kolhua1,938 people
- Jafra1,880 people
- Gangti1,658 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marsua from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Marsua?2,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marsua in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marsua?68.5% (Census 2011)