# Marahia Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran 

# Marahia

Marahia is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,949 people in 614 households**, the 18th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,949people (2011)
- 614households
- 71.6%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Marahia PIN code and other codes

Marahia falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMarhiya Pakadi
- Community development blockLauriya
- Census village code216775

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

## How far is Marahia from nearby towns?

- Lauriya (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)28 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)24 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 Marahia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Marahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lauria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Marahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Marahia

Of every 100 households in Marahia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marahia · ■ Lauriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**55%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Marahia?

■ Marahia · ■ Lauriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**966

Working population ****28.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (26%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 304 (27%) · **■** Marginal 364 (32%)

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 Lauriya

- Dhamaura4,243 people
- Bishunpurwa4,160 people
- Siswania4,154 people
- Kataia3,961 people
- Dhobni3,760 people
- Phulwaria3,572 people
- Deurwa3,557 people
- Kandholia3,514 people

[All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marahia from Bettiah?28 km by road
- What is the population of Marahia?3,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marahia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marahia?71.6% (Census 2011)