# Marichamala Village, Damonjodi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Damonjodi, Koraput 

# Marichamala

Marichamala is a village in Damonjodi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **763008**. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 376 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 376households
- 57.5%literacy
- 763008PIN code

## Marichamala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marichamala is 763008.** Marichamala falls in Damonjodi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code763008
- Gram panchayatMathalput
- Community development blockKoraput
- Census village code429992

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

## How far is Marichamala from nearby towns?

- Damonjodi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)32 km by road
- Nabarangapur (nearest town)18 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 Marichamala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Marichamala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Landiguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Landiguda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Marichamala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and nizer**. About 69% of the 817 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 Marichamala

Of every 100 households in Marichamala in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marichamala · ■ Damonjodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****40%**

**46%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Marichamala?

■ Marichamala · ■ Damonjodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1202**

**993

Working population ****38.1%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 41.2% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 382 (73%) · **■** Marginal 61 (12%)

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 Damonjodi

- Amalabadi3,907 people
- Ariputraghati1,250 people
- Cholar1,083 people
- Bhejaput966 people
- Dumuripadar950 people

[All 12 villages in Damonjodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/damonjodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marichamala?763008
- How far is Marichamala from Koraput?32 km by road
- What is the population of Marichamala?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marichamala in?Koraput district (Damonjodi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Marichamala?57.5% (Census 2011)