# Marua Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Marua

Marua is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 151 households**, the 89th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 151households
- 74.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Marua PIN code and other codes

Marua falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkodha
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250937

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?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)48 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)48 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dinara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 85% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 47 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Marua · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**80%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**53%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

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 Marua?

■ Marua · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**940

Working population ****25.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 104 (41%)

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 Dinara

- Lohra1,033 people
- Isarpura1,011 people
- Bhelari Bichali997 people
- Mathiya987 people
- Dhanpura981 people
- Khakharahi960 people
- Rehi937 people
- Bhainsra912 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marua from Sasaram?48 km by road
- What is the population of Marua?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marua in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marua?74.5% (Census 2011)