# Marichipur Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/marichipur/ Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur # Marichipur Marichipur is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,734 people in 414 households**, the 17th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,734people (2011) - 414households - 84.3%literacy - 754140PIN code ## Marichipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marichipur is 754140.** Marichipur falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha. - PIN code754140 - Gram panchayatMarichpur - Community development blockBalikuda - Census village code398426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marichipur from nearby towns? - Balikuda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)37 km by road - Baliguda (nearest town)37 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 Marichipur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Marichipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talagan - ○Degree college10+ km · Balikuda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balikuda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 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 Marichipur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and blackgram**. About 80% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Marichipur Of every 100 households in Marichipur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marichipur · ■ Balikuda rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **43% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****84%** **51% Television ****16%** **25% Mobile phone ****41%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **22% 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 Marichipur? ■ Marichipur · ■ Balikuda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239** **933 Working population ****33.4%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 74.0% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 225 (39%) · **■** Marginal 149 (26%) 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 Balikuda - Budhisahi2,091 people - Sukida1,971 people - Khalagan1,893 people - Brahmanadehi1,834 people - Ambasal1,649 people - Ichhapur1,624 people - Mulugan1,620 people - Rahana1,620 people [All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marichipur?754140 - How far is Marichipur from Jagatsinghapur?37 km by road - What is the population of Marichipur?1,734 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marichipur in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Marichipur?84.3% (Census 2011)