Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti
# Marbal

Marbal is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175132. The 2011 Census counted 40 people in 9 households, the 68th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 40 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 175132 PIN code

## Marbal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marbal is 175132. Marbal falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175132
- Community development block Lahul
- Census village code 012324

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

## How far is Marbal from nearby towns?
- Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 19 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 119 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marbal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Marbal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Malang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gwar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 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
- 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 Marbal known for?

The main crops are green peas and potato. About 34% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marbal

Of every 100 households in Marbal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marbal · ■ Lahul rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 89% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 12%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 31%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 63%
- Use banking services 89% 93%
- Television 89% 78%
- Mobile phone 100% 89%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 10%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 89% 75%

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

## What is the population of Marbal?

■ Marbal · ■ Lahul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1105 887
- Working population 62.5% 72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 53% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (84%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) · ■ Marginal 3 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lahul
- Kelad 45 people
- Gopa Thang 44 people
- Lapchang 44 people
- Rangyo 44 people
- Thapak 40 people
- Yurnath 40 people
- Kyor 38 people
- Prasprag 37 people

All 140 villages in Lahul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marbal? 175132
- How far is Marbal from Kyelang? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Marbal? 40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marbal in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marbal? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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