# Marai Village, Jandaha, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jandaha, Vaishali 

# Marai

Marai is a village in Jandaha sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,604 people in 473 households**, the 39th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,604people (2011)
- 473households
- 57.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Marai PIN code and other codes

Marai falls in Jandaha sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarprasad
- Community development blockJandaha
- Census village code235470

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

## How far is Marai from nearby towns?

- Jandaha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Samastipur (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 Marai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Marai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Harprasad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jandaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jandaha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Marai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 64% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Marai

Of every 100 households in Marai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marai · ■ Jandaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Marai?

■ Marai · ■ Jandaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**902

Working population ****25.3%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (68%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Jandaha

- Chak Mahiuddin2,818 people
- Said Mohammadpur2,813 people
- Chak Shahwali2,719 people
- Panapur Silothar2,608 people
- Bhatandipur2,580 people
- Bahsi Damodar2,466 people
- Silothar2,462 people
- Hasanpur Buzurg2,453 people

[All 124 villages in Jandaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/jandaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marai from Hajipur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Marai?2,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marai in?Vaishali district (Jandaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marai?57.5% (Census 2011)