# Marari Kalan Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/marari-kalan/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Marari Kalan Marari Kalan is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,968 people in 384 households**, the 44th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,968people (2011) - 384households - 70.8%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Marari Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marari Kalan is 143601.** Marari Kalan falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatMarari Kalan - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037467 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marari Kalan from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)30 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)6 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 Marari Kalan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Marari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Marari Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 85% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Marari Kalan Of every 100 households in Marari Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Marari Kalan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****61%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **36% Tap water ****5%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **57% Use banking services ****51%** **56% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****77%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****42%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Marari Kalan? ■ Marari Kalan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **818 Working population ****33.1%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 64.6% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (28%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Amritsar -I - Bhangwan2,103 people - Babowal2,099 people - Talwandi Dogran2,082 people - Pandher1,993 people - Nangal Guru1,951 people - Shahzada1,917 people - Waryam Nangal1,915 people - Kaler Mangat1,911 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marari Kalan?143601 - How far is Marari Kalan from Amritsar?30 km by road - What is the population of Marari Kalan?1,968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marari Kalan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Marari Kalan?70.8% (Census 2011)