# Marai Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Marai

Marai is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 116 households**, the 294th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 727people (2011)
- 116households
- 66.9%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marai

Of every 100 households in Marai in 2011, 4 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Marai · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**80%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****92%**

**77%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Marai?

■ Marai · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**911

Working population ****30.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (9%) · **■** Other work 35 (16%) · **■** Marginal 165 (74%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Paharpur739 people
- Derawan Khurd737 people
- Hashimpur730 people
- Bachhauli727 people
- Chakariya714 people
- Shivadasipur713 people
- Dedhwaliya709 people
- Barauda Bamhnauli700 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marai?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marai in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marai?66.9% (Census 2011)