# Marra Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Marra

Marra is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,676 people in 503 households**, the 23rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,676people (2011)
- 503households
- 52.6%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Marra PIN code and other codes

Marra falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMarra
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362819

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

## How far is Marra from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)26 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 Marra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Marra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhojudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Marra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 85% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Marra

Of every 100 households in Marra in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marra · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**77%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Marra?

■ Marra · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**959

Working population ****28.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 72 (10%) · **■** Other work 329 (44%) · **■** Marginal 302 (40%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Silphor3,161 people
- Kauria3,086 people
- Simulia2,898 people
- Asanbani2,819 people
- Lalpur2,581 people
- Nuniadi2,526 people
- Udalbani2,504 people
- Lanka2,428 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marra from Bokaro?32 km by road
- What is the population of Marra?2,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marra in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Marra?52.6% (Census 2011)