# Marhama Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/marhama/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Marhama Marhama is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **15,964 people in 2,149 households**, the 1st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 15,964people (2011) - 2,149households - 58.5%literacy - 192124PIN code ## Marhama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marhama is 192124.** Marhama falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192124 - Gram panchayatMarhama A B C - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marhama from nearby towns? - Bijbehar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)14 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)7 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 Marhama? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Marhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Marhama known for? The main crops are **walnut**. About 61% of the 2,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 511 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 Marhama Of every 100 households in Marhama in 2011, 88 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Marhama · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **38% Tap water ****76%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **71% Television ****50%** **52% Mobile phone ****75%** **79% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Marhama? ■ Marhama · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **870 Working population ****34.5%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,376 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (6%) · **■** Household industry 152 (3%) · **■** Other work 872 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,766 (50%) 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 Bijbehara - Khiram9,160 people - Jabli Pora7,584 people - Sir Hama5,960 people - Waghama5,429 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marhama?192124 - How far is Marhama from Anantnag?14 km by road - What is the population of Marhama?15,964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marhama in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Marhama?58.5% (Census 2011)