# Maraha Village, Manjhi, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manjhi, Saran 

# Maraha

Maraha is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,146 people in 344 households**, the 43rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,146people (2011)
- 344households
- 54.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Maraha PIN code and other codes

Maraha falls in Manjhi sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMarhan
- Community development blockManjhi
- Census village code233449

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

## How far is Maraha from nearby towns?

- Manjhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)18 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)16 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 Maraha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Maraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Maraha

Of every 100 households in Maraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maraha · ■ Manjhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**70%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**71%

Television ****27%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Maraha?

■ Maraha · ■ Manjhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193**

**925

Working population ****39.1%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 40.3% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (10%) · **■** Marginal 719 (86%)

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 Manjhi

- Nawalpur2,303 people
- Banwar2,277 people
- Harakhpura2,188 people
- Sadhpur2,173 people
- Kabirpur2,116 people
- Khararahia2,112 people
- Imadpur2,046 people
- Sargupur1,949 people

[All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraha from Chhapra?18 km by road
- What is the population of Maraha?2,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraha in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maraha?54.4% (Census 2011)