# Marotan Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Marotan

Marotan is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174017**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 46 households**, the 125th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 241people (2011)
- 46households
- 82.8%literacy
- 174017PIN code

## Marotan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marotan is 174017.** Marotan falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174017
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019432

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

## How far is Marotan from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)15 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 Marotan?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Marotan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Marotan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Marotan

Of every 100 households in Marotan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marotan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**79%

Use banking services ****24%**

**78%

Television ****78%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Marotan?

■ Marotan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****734**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**909

Working population ****63.1%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 76.9% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 125 (82%) · **■** Other work 25 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Jhanduta

- Bhalu257 people
- Tihra256 people
- Jhareri250 people
- Badol248 people
- Jejwin239 people
- Nagraon239 people
- Bairimiyan237 people
- Baongri237 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marotan?174017
- How far is Marotan from Bilaspur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Marotan?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marotan in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marotan?82.8% (Census 2011)