# Maria Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Maria

Maria is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,976 people in 420 households**, the 42nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,976people (2011)
- 420households
- 62.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Maria PIN code and other codes

Maria falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarkheli
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224155

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

## How far is Maria from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)13 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 Maria?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Maria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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

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 Maria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Maria

Of every 100 households in Maria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maria · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**21%

Television ****19%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Maria?

■ Maria · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**975

Working population ****37.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 56.0% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (18%) · **■** Marginal 406 (55%)

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 Dagarua

- Lasanpur2,126 people
- Patringa2,099 people
- Manikpur2,059 people
- Basbaili2,014 people
- Darha1,972 people
- Phulpur1,936 people
- Saura1,923 people
- Babhani1,865 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maria from Purnia?13 km by road
- What is the population of Maria?1,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maria in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maria?62.8% (Census 2011)