# Mari Buchian Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/mari-buchian/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Mari Buchian Mari Buchian is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143515**. The 2011 Census counted **5,311 people in 1,050 households**, the 3rd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 5,311people (2011) - 1,050households - 78.6%literacy - 143515PIN code ## Mari Buchian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mari Buchian is 143515.** Mari Buchian falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143515 - Gram panchayatMari Buchian - Community development blockSri Hargobindpur - Census village code028548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mari Buchian from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)45 km by road - Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town)5 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 Mari Buchian? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mari Buchian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sri Hargobindpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Mari Buchian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 2,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,792 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 Mari Buchian Of every 100 households in Mari Buchian in 2011, 94 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mari Buchian · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****80%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **36% Tap water ****12%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **56% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****58%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mari Buchian? ■ Mari Buchian · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **798 Working population ****27.7%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (20%) · **■** Household industry 153 (10%) · **■** Other work 296 (20%) · **■** Marginal 237 (16%) 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 Batala - Ghuman6,601 people - Ghanieke Bangar6,088 people - Harchowal5,291 people - Kala Afgana4,944 people - Bhagowal4,881 people - Aulakh4,717 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mari Buchian?143515 - How far is Mari Buchian from Gurdaspur?45 km by road - What is the population of Mari Buchian?5,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mari Buchian in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mari Buchian?78.6% (Census 2011)