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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN DEVI
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- LGD code
- 221322
- Pincode
- 852134
- Population
- 4,349
- Households
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 39%
- Sex ratio
- 922 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,240
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Patna
- 111 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 468 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tarsarai · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Health and Wellness Centre · 4 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
Maricha की तुलना
By population, Maricha ranks #23 of 75 villages in Supaul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.0%
−7.1% vs mandal average
- Maricha
- 39.0%
- Supaul mandal
- 46.1%
- Supaul district
- 46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
Same as the mandal average
- Maricha
- 922
- Supaul mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Maricha
- 4.8
- Supaul mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maricha एक नज़र में
Maricha बिहार के सुपौल जिले के सुपौल ब्लॉक में 4,349 लोगों 912 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो सुपौल ब्लॉक के 75 गांवों में 23वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 39% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 46% से 7 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 922 महिलाएं। यह सुपौल जिला मुख्यालय से 34 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Baruari से 1 किमी, Tarsarai रेलवे स्टेशन से 1 से कम किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 852134 है; एलजीडी गांव कोड 221322 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Health and Wellness Centre है, 4 किमी दूर। सरपंच KIRAN DEVI हैं, और गांव Darbhanga Rural विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Rajesh Kumar Mandal हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 5,127 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maricha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SUPUAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOPALPURSIRE
- Total area (ha)
- 257
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maricha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य तथ्य — Maricha
- LGD code
- 221322
- Pincode
- 852134
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,349
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,127
- Households
- 912
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 922
- Literacy rate
- 39.0%
- Coordinates
- 26.20170°N, 86.01594°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KIRAN DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Supaul
पहुंचने का रास्ता
Maricha कैसे पहुंचें
शहरों से दूरी · सीधी रेखा
- Patna111 kmcapital
- Kolkata468 km
- Delhi910 km
- Hyderabad1250 km
प्रकार अनुसार निकटतम · क्षेत्र में कहीं भी
- Railway stationTarsarai<1 km
- Bus stopRahika20 km
- Hospital / PHCHealth and Wellness Centre4 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda2 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump10 km
- Collegeपूर्णिमा राम प्रताप संस्कृत महाविद्यालय17 km
- Police stationAdarsh Police Station5 km
पूजा स्थल · 5 किमी के भीतर
Temples & shrines near Maricha
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
शिक्षा · 5 किमी के भीतर
Schools & colleges near Maricha
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Grameen Public SchoolSchool3.0 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)