# Maranchi Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Maranchi

Maranchi is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **643 people in 112 households**, the 51st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 643people (2011)
- 112households
- 54.4%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Maranchi PIN code and other codes

Maranchi falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiksaura
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244764

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

## How far is Maranchi from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)41 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)12 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 Maranchi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Maranchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Maranchi

Of every 100 households in Maranchi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maranchi · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Maranchi?

■ Maranchi · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**902

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 41.5% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (52%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 35 (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 Hilsa

- Harbanspur717 people
- Tirlok Bigha688 people
- Rajwa684 people
- Marwa679 people
- Chaman Dih632 people
- Paindapur612 people
- Gilanipur554 people
- Makhdumpur462 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maranchi from Biharsharif?41 km by road
- What is the population of Maranchi?643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maranchi in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maranchi?54.4% (Census 2011)