# Marhata Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Marhata

Marhata is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 214 households**, the 63rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 980people (2011)
- 214households
- 72.8%literacy
- 497235PIN code

## Marhata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marhata is 497235.** Marhata falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497235
- Gram panchayatMarhata
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432224

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

## How far is Marhata from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jarhi (nearest town)5 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 Marhata?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Marhata; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Jarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, maize and peanut**. About 72% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Marhata

Of every 100 households in Marhata in 2011, 87 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marhata · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****75%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

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 Marhata?

■ Marhata · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**961

Working population ****48.2%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 422 (89%)

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 Pratappur

- Chandarpur1,039 people
- Singri1,026 people
- Mani1,016 people
- Dhodha1,013 people
- Rampur952 people
- Gaura951 people
- Deori946 people
- Govardhanpur940 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marhata?497235
- How far is Marhata from Ambikapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Marhata?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhata in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marhata?72.8% (Census 2011)