# Maraksur Village, Karanja, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Wardha 

# Maraksur

Maraksur is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 73 households**, the 79th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 330people (2011)
- 73households
- 82.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Maraksur PIN code and other codes

Maraksur falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code533650

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

## How far is Maraksur from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)35 km by road
- Wardha (nearest town)50 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 Maraksur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maraksur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bangadapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bangadapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Maraksur known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 29% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Maraksur

Of every 100 households in Maraksur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maraksur · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**52%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****46%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Maraksur?

■ Maraksur · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**959

Working population ****63.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 186 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Karanja

- Linga Mandavi367 people
- Dhamkund343 people
- Nandora336 people
- Ambhora333 people
- Bhiwapur312 people
- Narsingpur273 people
- Mahadapur266 people
- Fefarwada256 people

[All 121 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maraksur from Wardha?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maraksur?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraksur in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Maraksur?82.2% (Census 2011)