# Marachhara Village, Salema, Dhalai (Tripura) – PIN Code

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Village · Salema, Dhalai 

# Marachhara

Marachhara is a village in Salema sub-district of Dhalai district, Tripura, PIN code **799285**. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 671 households**, the 16th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.0%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 671households
- 96.2%literacy
- 799285PIN code

## Marachhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marachhara is 799285.** Marachhara falls in Salema sub-district, Dhalai district, Tripura.

- PIN code799285
- Community development blockSalema
- Census village code272425

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

## How far is Marachhara from nearby towns?

- Salema (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambassa (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kamalpur (nearest town)4 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 Marachhara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marachhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chotosurma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambassa
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Marachhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and chilli**. Products made here include jaggery, bamboo furniture, bricks, wooden utensils, traditional dress and bamboo mat. About 46% of the 735 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Marachhara

Of every 100 households in Marachhara in 2011, 63 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marachhara · ■ Salema rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**11%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Marachhara?

■ Marachhara · ■ Salema rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%**

**94.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**963

Working population ****33.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 93.6% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 372 (38%) · **■** Marginal 109 (11%)

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 Salema

- Debichhara3,931 people
- Bamanchhara3,654 people
- Mahabir3,409 people
- Duraichhara3,212 people
- Baralutma2,887 people
- Kuchainala2,878 people
- Chankap2,595 people
- Michhuria2,553 people

[All 45 villages in Salema](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/dhalai/salema/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marachhara?799285
- How far is Marachhara from Ambassa?47 km by road
- What is the population of Marachhara?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marachhara in?Dhalai district (Salema sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Marachhara?96.2% (Census 2011)
