# Marhama Village, Kupwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/marhama/ Village · Kupwara, Kupwara # Marhama Marhama is a village in Kupwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,499 people in 327 households**, the 66th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,499people (2011) - 327households - 59.5%literacy - 193222PIN code ## Marhama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marhama is 193222.** Marhama falls in Kupwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193222 - Gram panchayatZurhama - Community development blockTrehgam - Census village code000068 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? - Kupwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)12 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)12 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Marhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hirri - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 73% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marhama · ■ Kupwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **71% Toilet within the home ****10%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **44% Tap water ****0%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **86% Use banking services ****0%** **43% Television ****18%** **19% Mobile phone ****38%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****47%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Kupwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798** **840 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **869 Working population ****12.3%** **24.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 22% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (24%) · **■** Marginal 230 (75%) 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 Kupwara - Batter Gam2,610 people - Buhi Pora2,563 people - Tung Check2,556 people - Doni Wari2,536 people - Kawari2,437 people - Shoolora2,399 people - Qunan Baba Gund2,372 people - Ladriwan2,327 people [All 122 villages in Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marhama?193222 - How far is Marhama from Kupwara?12 km by road - What is the population of Marhama?2,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marhama in?Kupwara district (Kupwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Marhama?59.5% (Census 2011)