# Marha Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Marha

Marha is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 179 households**, the 103rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 179households
- 56.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marha

Of every 100 households in Marha in 2011, 40 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marha · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****93%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**90%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Marha?

■ Marha · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**924

Working population ****43.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 42.0% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (31%) · **■** Household industry 70 (13%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 184 (35%)

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 Campierganj

- Ranadeeh1,268 people
- Ahirauli1,261 people
- Bhainsala1,220 people
- Rampur Kaithwalia1,216 people
- Bisunpur1,162 people
- Bharohia1,158 people
- Jawnihya1,157 people
- Rasoolpur Chakia1,125 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marha?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marha in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marha?56.9% (Census 2011)