# Marpa Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Marpa

Marpa is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814160**. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 280 households**, the 36th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,496people (2011)
- 280households
- 74.6%literacy
- 814160PIN code

## Marpa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marpa is 814160.** Marpa falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814160
- Gram panchayatMarpa
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355820

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

## How far is Marpa from nearby towns?

- Godda (district HQ)35 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)35 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 Marpa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Marpa; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lalmatia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Godda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Marpa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 90% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Marpa

Of every 100 households in Marpa in 2011, 11 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marpa · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**72%

Use banking services ****70%**

**46%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Marpa?

■ Marpa · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**960

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 121 (23%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 355 (66%)

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 Meherma

- Mania Chak1,590 people
- Benidas Bhuska1,575 people
- Sauri Chak1,555 people
- Kharthi1,504 people
- Haripur1,491 people
- Bagat Khutahri1,461 people
- Baski Kita1,439 people
- Banodha1,419 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marpa?814160
- How far is Marpa from Godda?35 km by road
- What is the population of Marpa?1,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpa in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Marpa?74.6% (Census 2011)