# Marpa Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi 

# Marpa

Marpa is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843317**. The 2011 Census counted **8,977 people in 1,760 households**, the 8th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%.

- 8,977people (2011)
- 1,760households
- 49.7%literacy
- 843317PIN code

## Marpa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marpa is 843317.** Marpa falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843317
- Gram panchayatMadpa, Kachor
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code219075

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

## How far is Marpa from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)25 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 Marpa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhuwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Marpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Marpa

Of every 100 households in Marpa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marpa · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

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 Marpa?

■ Marpa · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**49.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**935

Working population ****30.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 35.7% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (29%) · **■** Household industry 99 (4%) · **■** Other work 650 (24%) · **■** Marginal 850 (31%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Sonbarsa11,490 people
- Singhibahni10,632 people
- Ghurghura Hanumannagar urf Ghurghura Baluaha9,479 people
- Kanhauli9,038 people
- Indarwa7,887 people
- Dostia6,852 people
- Bagaha6,408 people
- Fatehpur6,326 people

[All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marpa?843317
- How far is Marpa from Sitamarhi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Marpa?8,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpa in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marpa?49.7% (Census 2011)