# Maricha Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baniapur, Saran 

# Maricha

Maricha is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841411**. The 2011 Census counted **4,021 people in 638 households**, the 16th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 4,021people (2011)
- 638households
- 64.1%literacy
- 841411PIN code

## Maricha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maricha is 841411.** Maricha falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841411
- Gram panchayatMaricha
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233154

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

## How far is Maricha from nearby towns?

- Baniapur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)34 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Maricha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maricha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hafizpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Maricha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Maricha

Of every 100 households in Maricha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maricha · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**64%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maricha?

■ Maricha · ■ Baniapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**921

Working population ****30.2%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (5%) · **■** Marginal 516 (43%)

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 Baniapur

- Berui4,699 people
- Ibrahimpur4,282 people
- Pithauri4,217 people
- Karahi4,054 people
- Pachmahla3,850 people
- Pirauta Khas Ghurahu3,752 people
- Sisai3,490 people
- Manopali3,479 people

[All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maricha?841411
- How far is Maricha from Chhapra?34 km by road
- What is the population of Maricha?4,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricha in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maricha?64.1% (Census 2011)