# Marua Village, Hisua, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hisua, Nawada 

# Marua

Marua is a village in Hisua sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 197 households**, the 33rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 197households
- 45.8%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Marua PIN code and other codes

Marua falls in Hisua sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockHisua
- Census village code258124

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

## How far is Marua from nearby towns?

- Hisua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)26 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)18 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 Marua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Marua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Marua

Of every 100 households in Marua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marua · ■ Hisua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**42%

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 Marua?

■ Marua · ■ Hisua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**928

Working population ****58.5%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 32.6% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 401 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (44%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 48 (6%)

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 Hisua

- Urisa1,595 people
- Dheuri1,549 people
- Kendua1,519 people
- Nasratpur Phulwariya1,450 people
- Bhelwa1,310 people
- Mohammadpur1,278 people
- Gonar Bigha1,261 people
- Baliyari1,067 people

[All 51 villages in Hisua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/hisua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marua from Nawada?26 km by road
- What is the population of Marua?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marua in?Nawada district (Hisua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marua?45.8% (Census 2011)