Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba
# Marari

Marari is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176302. The 2011 Census counted 599 people in 108 households, the 11th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.
- 599 people (2011)
- 108 households
- 72.4% literacy
- 176302 PIN code

## Marari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marari is 176302. Marari falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176302
- Community development block Bhattiyat
- Census village code 007605

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

## How far is Marari from nearby towns?
- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ) 127 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Marari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marari known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 24% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marari

Of every 100 households in Marari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marari · ■ Bhattiyat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 33% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 60%
- Tap water 75% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 83%
- Use banking services 77% 93%
- Television 27% 67%
- Mobile phone 29% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 63% 16%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Marari?

■ Marari · ■ Bhattiyat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 73.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 902
- Working population 73.0% 57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 62.9% for women. 73% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 128 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 42 (10%) · ■ Marginal 266 (61%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhattiyat
- Sela 719 people
- Rauni 651 people
- Mandhrar 642 people
- Gulahar 629 people
- Parchor 591 people
- Gahra 588 people
- Kakira Kasba 538 people
- Kalehtar 537 people

All 133 villages in Bhattiyat

## Other places named Marari
- Marari · Village, Hindoli, Bundi · 692 people
- Marari · Village, Bhagwanpur, Kaimur · 188 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marari? 176302
- How far is Marari from Chamba? 127 km by road
- What is the population of Marari? 599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marari in? Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marari? 72.4% (Census 2011)

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