# Marrakona Village, Simga, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Simga, Raipur 

# Marrakona

Marrakona is a village in Simga sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 209 households**, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 209households
- 71.6%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Marrakona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marrakona is 491885.** Marrakona falls in Simga sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatGaneshpur
- Community development blockSimga
- Census village code443480

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?

- Simga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bhatapara (nearest town)14 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathband
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 69% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 80 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marrakona · ■ Simga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Simga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**983

Working population ****48.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 389 (73%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 87 (16%)

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 Simga

- Kesli1,139 people
- Machabhat1,130 people
- Bilaidabri1,103 people
- Lohari1,101 people
- Newari1,088 people
- Bisrampur1,068 people
- Tekari1,063 people
- Khandwa1,059 people

[All 126 villages in Simga](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marrakona?491885
- How far is Marrakona from Raipur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Marrakona?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marrakona in?Raipur district (Simga sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marrakona?71.6% (Census 2011)