# Maraura Village, Prithvipur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Prithvipur, Tikamgarh 

# Maraura

Maraura is a village in Prithvipur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,758 people in 401 households**, the 24th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,758people (2011)
- 401households
- 52.0%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Maraura PIN code and other codes

Maraura falls in Prithvipur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPrithvipur
- Census village code456605

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

## How far is Maraura from nearby towns?

- Prithvipur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Prithvipur (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 Maraura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jeron
- ○Degree college10+ km · Prithvipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathvipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Maraura known for?

About 78% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Maraura

Of every 100 households in Maraura in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maraura · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**32%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

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 Maraura?

■ Maraura · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**866

Working population ****46.1%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 41.1% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 690 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 82 (10%)

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 Prithvipur

- Sunauniya Khas1,908 people
- Maniyan1,839 people
- Mudauni1,796 people
- Dumduma1,783 people
- Dhorra1,724 people
- Sakera Khurd1,668 people
- Gailwara Khas1,647 people
- Jawahar Pura1,646 people

[All 142 villages in Prithvipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraura from Tikamgarh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maraura?1,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraura in?Tikamgarh district (Prithvipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maraura?52.0% (Census 2011)