# Maranchi Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/maranchi/ Village · Punpun, Patna # Maranchi Maranchi is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,861 people in 357 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,861people (2011) - 357households - 65.4%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Maranchi PIN code and other codes Maranchi falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAkauna - Community development blockPunpun - Census village code246125 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? - Punpun (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Patna (district HQ)25 km by road - Patna (nearest town)25 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? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhana - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 77% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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, 19 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maranchi · ■ Punpun rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **29% Toilet within the home ****26%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****13%** **25% Mobile phone ****40%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Maranchi? ■ Maranchi · ■ Punpun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **955 Working population ****33.0%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (64%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 97 (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 Punpun - Basuhar2,207 people - Sirpalpur2,104 people - Pakri2,083 people - Alawalpur1,879 people - Chamuchak Majhauli1,759 people - Dharahra1,674 people - Shekhpura1,571 people - Mahamda1,562 people [All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maranchi from Patna?25 km by road - What is the population of Maranchi?1,861 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maranchi in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maranchi?65.4% (Census 2011)