# Marichwar Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Marichwar

Marichwar is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 230 households**, the 34th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,376people (2011)
- 230households
- 66.5%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Marichwar PIN code and other codes

Marichwar falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonhar
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252226

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

## How far is Marichwar from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)13 km by road
- Sasaram (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 Marichwar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Marichwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Senuar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheosagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Marichwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Marichwar

Of every 100 households in Marichwar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Marichwar · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

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 Marichwar?

■ Marichwar · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**953

Working population ****47.2%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 49.9% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (12%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (34%) · **■** Marginal 229 (35%)

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 Sheosagar

- Khurhnu1,543 people
- Masihabad1,529 people
- Rampur Amawan1,483 people
- Torana1,421 people
- Khurhia1,364 people
- Samahuta1,353 people
- Sikandarpur1,350 people
- Mor1,347 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marichwar from Sasaram?13 km by road
- What is the population of Marichwar?1,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marichwar in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marichwar?66.5% (Census 2011)