# Maroud Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/maroud/ Village · Kurud, Dhamtari # Maroud Maroud is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **2,911 people in 627 households**, the 10th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 2,911people (2011) - 627households - 78.7%literacy - 493663PIN code ## Maroud PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maroud is 493663.** Maroud falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493663 - Gram panchayatMaraud - Community development blockKurud - Census village code446798 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maroud from nearby towns? - Kurud (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ)28 km by road - Kurud (nearest town)8 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 Maroud? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Maroud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurud - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurud - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Maroud known for? About 81% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Maroud Of every 100 households in Maroud in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maroud · ■ Kurud rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **97% Use banking services ****55%** **60% Television ****36%** **47% Mobile phone ****30%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **17% Own their home ****93%** **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 Maroud? ■ Maroud · ■ Kurud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **966 Working population ****51.6%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 490 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (11%) · **■** Marginal 206 (14%) 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 Kurud - Sirri3,151 people - Mandraud3,123 people - Kosmarra3,040 people - Bagoud2,983 people - Sivni Kalan2,899 people - Kachna2,845 people - Atang2,827 people - Jamgaon2,794 people [All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maroud?493663 - How far is Maroud from Dhamtari?28 km by road - What is the population of Maroud?2,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maroud in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Maroud?78.7% (Census 2011)