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

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Maricha

Maricha is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 379 households**, the 52nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 379households
- 67.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Maricha PIN code and other codes

Maricha falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMukimpur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234360

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chapra (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 Maricha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kudna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 91% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 9 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maricha · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**57%

Television ****30%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**17%

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 Maricha?

■ Maricha · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**943

Working population ****22.7%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (15%) · **■** Marginal 363 (79%)

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 Garkha

- Salaha2,112 people
- Moharampur2,088 people
- Larhpur2,075 people
- Ismailpur2,048 people
- Kudar Bandha1,971 people
- Rahampur1,927 people
- Belwania1,901 people
- Chintamanganj1,901 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maricha from Chhapra?10 km by road
- What is the population of Maricha?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricha in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maricha?67.5% (Census 2011)