# Marrakona Village, Pathariya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathariya, Bilaspur 

# Marrakona

Marrakona is a village in Pathariya sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 145 households**, the 82nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 899people (2011)
- 145households
- 72.4%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Marrakona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marrakona is 495224.** Marrakona falls in Pathariya sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatMarrakona
- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code438473

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

## How far is Marrakona from nearby towns?

- Pathariya (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Sargaon (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 Marrakona?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sildaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Marrakona known for?

About 64% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Marrakona

Of every 100 households in Marrakona in 2011, 88 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marrakona · ■ Pathariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****27%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Marrakona?

■ Marrakona · ■ Pathariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**962

Working population ****48.6%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (10%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 343 (78%)

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 Pathariya

- Pendri966 people
- Lohda949 people
- Bagbudwa939 people
- Dakachaka911 people
- Parsakapa868 people
- Bargaon867 people
- Bhathali856 people
- Khapri841 people

[All 151 villages in Pathariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pathariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marrakona?495224
- How far is Marrakona from Bilaspur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Marrakona?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marrakona in?Bilaspur district (Pathariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marrakona?72.4% (Census 2011)