# Marjum Village, Katekalyan – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Marjum

Marjum is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 339 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 8.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 339households
- 8.6%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Marjum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marjum is 494449.** Marjum falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatMarjum
- Community development blockKatekalyan
- Census village code450221

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

## How far is Marjum from nearby towns?

- Katekalyan (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)56 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 Marjum?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Marjum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katekalyan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Marjum known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 45% of the 572 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marjum

Of every 100 households in Marjum in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marjum · ■ Katekalyan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****98%**

**78%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Marjum?

■ Marjum · ■ Katekalyan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****8.6%**

**23.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**1070

Working population ****44.9%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 10.6% for men and 6.5% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 377 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 367 (49%)

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 Katekalyan

- Badelekhapal2,040 people
- Mokhpal1,917 people
- Bhusaras1,863 people
- Bade Bedma1,755 people
- Tumakpal1,619 people
- Telam1,355 people
- Gatam1,204 people
- Bengloor1,088 people

[All 43 villages in Katekalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marjum?494449
- How far is Marjum from Dantewada?56 km by road
- What is the population of Marjum?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marjum in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marjum?8.6% (Census 2011)