# Marerika Village, Amethi, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Amethi, Sultanpur 

# Marerika

Marerika is a village in Amethi sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 393 households**, the 58th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 393households
- 58.1%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marerika

Of every 100 households in Marerika in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marerika · ■ Amethi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****57%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**81%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Marerika?

■ Marerika · ■ Amethi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**912

Working population ****38.5%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (18%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 363 (44%)

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 Amethi

- Bhairo Pur2,178 people
- Bhawal Pur2,155 people
- Sahjee Pur2,152 people
- Gungwachh2,137 people
- Narbahan Pur2,125 people
- Gangauli2,072 people
- Trilokpur2,062 people
- Saraiyya Kanoo2,034 people

[All 292 villages in Amethi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/amethi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marerika?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marerika in?Sultanpur district (Amethi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marerika?58.1% (Census 2011)