# Marhia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/marhia/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Marhia Marhia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **4,120 people in 759 households**, the 17th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 4,120people (2011) - 759households - 47.5%literacy - 845455PIN code ## Marhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marhia is 845455.** Marhia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845455 - Gram panchayatBanwaria - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marhia from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)45 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (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 Marhia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Marhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Marhia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 625 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 Marhia Of every 100 households in Marhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Marhia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****39%** **36% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****45%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **24% 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 Marhia? ■ Marhia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **957 Working population ****29.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.8% for men and 42.8% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 139 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 784 (64%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 294 (24%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Kehunia4,866 people - Gokhula4,717 people - Roari4,627 people - Somgarh4,273 people - Pakri4,065 people - Rampur4,038 people - Sonasati3,968 people - Maldahia3,909 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marhia?845455 - How far is Marhia from Bettiah?45 km by road - What is the population of Marhia?4,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marhia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Marhia?47.5% (Census 2011)