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

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Marwa

Marwa is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 126 households**, the 50th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 679people (2011)
- 126households
- 48.4%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Marwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChiksaura
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244769

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?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)55 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)14 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chikshora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marwa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**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 Marwa?

■ Marwa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1477**

**902

Working population ****38.1%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 35.5% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (79%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Shohrapur802 people
- Harbanspur717 people
- Tirlok Bigha688 people
- Rajwa684 people
- Maranchi643 people
- Chaman Dih632 people
- Paindapur612 people
- Gilanipur554 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marwa from Biharsharif?55 km by road
- What is the population of Marwa?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marwa in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marwa?48.4% (Census 2011)