# Marera Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Marera

Marera is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176097**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 151 households**, the 17th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 595people (2011)
- 151households
- 85.8%literacy
- 176097PIN code

## Marera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marera is 176097.** Marera falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176097
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011313

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

## How far is Marera from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)83 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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 Marera?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Marera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Gandar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thural Naun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Marera known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 33% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marera

Of every 100 households in Marera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Marera · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**51%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Marera?

■ Marera · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**878

Working population ****31.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 41% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (46%) · **■** Marginal 90 (49%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Inder Nagar660 people
- Garh645 people
- Uppar Lamba Graon636 people
- Kosri Khas628 people
- Rit595 people
- Utrapur592 people
- Lahr573 people
- Jagrup Nagar554 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marera?176097
- How far is Marera from Dharmsala?83 km by road
- What is the population of Marera?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marera in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marera?85.8% (Census 2011)