# Marad Pur Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Marad Pur

Marad Pur is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185131**. The 2011 Census counted **3,108 people in 683 households**, the 11th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 3,108people (2011)
- 683households
- 75.9%literacy
- 185131PIN code

## Marad Pur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marad Pur is 185131.** Marad Pur falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185131
- Gram panchayatBathuni
- Community development blockRajouri
- Census village code001396

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

## How far is Marad Pur from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)5 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 Marad Pur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marad Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Rajouri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Marad Pur known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 24% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Marad Pur

Of every 100 households in Marad Pur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marad Pur · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**89%

Tap water ****28%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**80%

Use banking services ****74%**

**69%

Television ****56%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

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 Marad Pur?

■ Marad Pur · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**860

Working population ****45.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 70.5% for women. 44% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (24%) · **■** Marginal 630 (45%)

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 Rajauri

- Kakora3,849 people
- Dhangri3,553 people
- Kalal Khas3,355 people
- Galhotti3,220 people
- Palam2,919 people
- Dalhori2,855 people
- Bagla2,797 people
- Kot Dhra2,717 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marad Pur?185131
- How far is Marad Pur from Rajouri?5 km by road
- What is the population of Marad Pur?3,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marad Pur in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marad Pur?75.9% (Census 2011)
