# Maricho Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Maricho

Maricho is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 210 households**, the 78th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,092people (2011)
- 210households
- 63.4%literacy
- 828113PIN code

## Maricho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maricho is 828113.** Maricho falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828113
- Gram panchayatMaricho
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361644

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

## How far is Maricho from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)22 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 Maricho?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Maricho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maricho
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Maricho known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 83 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 Maricho

Of every 100 households in Maricho in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maricho · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**48%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Maricho?

■ Maricho · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**918

Working population ****47.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 46.1% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 474 (92%)

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 Gobindpur

- Kagala1,219 people
- Chhotpichhri1,179 people
- Tilaiya1,171 people
- Kubritanr1,093 people
- Hariadi1,091 people
- Karmagora1,050 people
- Chaududi1,006 people
- Sundarpahari977 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maricho?828113
- How far is Maricho from Dhanbad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Maricho?1,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricho in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maricho?63.4% (Census 2011)