# Marita Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Marita

Marita is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 97 households**, the 80th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 578people (2011)
- 97households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Marita PIN code and other codes

Marita falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531616

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

## How far is Marita from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)175 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)100 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 Marita?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Marita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Marita known for?

About 40% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Marita

Of every 100 households in Marita in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marita · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****89%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Marita?

■ Marita · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**979

Working population ****30.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 29% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (17%) · **■** Marginal 62 (36%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Amzari583 people
- Chobita583 people
- Pili581 people
- Sarwarkheda580 people
- Bhulori575 people
- Mozari573 people
- Somthana Bk565 people
- Dharamdoh561 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marita from Amravati?175 km by road
- What is the population of Marita?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marita in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Marita?79.1% (Census 2011)