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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PHOOL KUMARI DEVI
Contact: 99****6355
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- LGD code
- 247308
- Pincode
- 802155
- Post office
- Dalippur (Bhojpur)
- Population
- 340
- Households
- 38
- Literacy rate
- 17.9%
- Sex ratio
- 650 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 195
Census 2011 · in context
How Marohi compares
By population, Marohi ranks #97 of 109 villages in Piro mandal.
Literacy rate
%
17.9%
−40.6% vs mandal average
- Marohi
- 17.9%
- Piro mandal
- 58.5%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
650
−276 vs mandal average
- Marohi
- 650
- Piro mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
8.9
+2.3 vs mandal average
- Marohi
- 8.9
- Piro mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marohi at a glance
Marohi is a village of 340 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 97th-largest of 109 villages in Piro block. Literacy is 18%, 41 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 650 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802155, served by Dalippur (Bhojpur) post office; the LGD village code is 247308. The sarpanch is PHOOL KUMARI DEVI, and the village votes in Shahpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Ranjan. The population is estimated at 401 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chhaurahi Jangal Mahal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marohi · this village | 340 | 18% | — |
| Chhaurahi Jangal Mahal · Piro | 5,949 | 58% | — |
| Bamhawar · Piro | 4,190 | 58% | — |
| Chaubepur · Piro | 1,041 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marohi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PIRO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- chhavarhi
- Total area (ha)
- 61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Marohi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Marohi
- LGD code
- 247308
- Pincode
- 802155
- Post office
- Dalippur (Bhojpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 340
- Population (projected 2026)
- 401
- Households
- 38
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 650
- Literacy rate
- 17.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arrah
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sudama Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Ranjan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PHOOL KUMARI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Piro
- Nearest railway station
- Kauriya Halt (1.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 802155
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)