# Marchai Village, Dhurki, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhurki, Garhwa 

# Marchai

Marchai is a village in Dhurki sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822121**. The 2011 Census counted **2,661 people in 540 households**, the 9th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 2,661people (2011)
- 540households
- 53.7%literacy
- 822121PIN code

## Marchai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marchai is 822121.** Marchai falls in Dhurki sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822121
- Gram panchayatTatidriya
- Community development blockDhurki
- Census village code347543

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

## How far is Marchai from nearby towns?

- Garhwa (district HQ)60 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)60 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 Marchai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Marchai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Dhurki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagaruntari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Marchai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Marchai

Of every 100 households in Marchai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marchai · ■ Dhurki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**27%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**43%

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 Marchai?

■ Marchai · ■ Dhurki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**971

Working population ****55.0%**

**56.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 38.7% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,331 (91%)

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 Dhurki

- Bhandra Alias Dhandar3,300 people
- Khutia3,056 people
- Raksi2,882 people
- Kodwa Alias Likhudaura2,841 people
- Kodwa2,512 people
- Baliari Alias Siuri2,291 people
- Ketma2,185 people
- Karwa Pahar2,054 people

[All 28 villages in Dhurki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/dhurki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marchai?822121
- How far is Marchai from Garhwa?60 km by road
- What is the population of Marchai?2,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marchai in?Garhwa district (Dhurki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Marchai?53.7% (Census 2011)