# Marua Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Marua

Marua is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 428 households**, the 42nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 2,209people (2011)
- 428households
- 42.5%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Marua PIN code and other codes

Marua falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSugwa Mahanandpur
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224087

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?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school10+ km · Biasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 65% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marua · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**44%

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 Marua?

■ Marua · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**956

Working population ****25.8%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 28.5% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 228 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (41%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 92 (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 Baisi

- Baisi2,293 people
- Hathi Bandha2,264 people
- Bairgachhi2,256 people
- Pipalgachhi2,252 people
- Rupauli2,105 people
- Bisari2,068 people
- Phulbhasa2,060 people
- Sonaur1,926 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marua from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Marua?2,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marua in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marua?42.5% (Census 2011)