Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Marbeda

Marbeda is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494661. The 2011 Census counted 170 people in 35 households, the 253rd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 170 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 61.2% literacy
- 494661 PIN code

## Marbeda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marbeda is 494661. Marbeda falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494661
- Gram panchayat Aakmeta
- Community development block Koyalibeda
- Census village code 448396

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Marbeda from nearby towns?
- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 49 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 175 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town) 49 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Marbeda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Marbeda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chotebitiya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marbeda known for?

About 19% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Marbeda

Of every 100 households in Marbeda in 2011, 35 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.

■ Marbeda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 58%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 42%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 0% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 17%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Marbeda?

■ Marbeda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1237 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 981
- Working population 55.9% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 94 (99%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur
- Hanfarsi 172 people
- Kataru Kurushabodi 172 people
- Kuli 171 people
- Sahdongri 171 people
- Behbeda 168 people
- Markachua 163 people
- Mekawahi 158 people
- Hetale 157 people

All 301 villages in Pakhanjur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marbeda? 494661
- How far is Marbeda from Kanker? 175 km by road
- What is the population of Marbeda? 170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marbeda in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marbeda? 61.2% (Census 2011)

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