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Maria is a village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 902 across 198 households with a literacy rate of 43.2%. The village is located at coordinates 25.457°N, 87.799°E.
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- LGD code
- 225266
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population
- 902
- Households
- 198
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 856 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 301
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Patna
- 267 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 326 km
- Nearest railway station
- Babhabgaon Halt · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Maria compares
By population, Maria ranks #115 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Maria
- 43.2%
- Azamnagar mandal
- 38.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
856
−64 vs mandal average
- Maria
- 856
- Azamnagar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Maria
- 4.6
- Azamnagar mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maria at a glance
Maria is a village of 902 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 115th-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 43%, 5 points above the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 856 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Katihar district centre, 9 km from Uttar Harishchandrapur, the nearest town, 2 km from Babhabgaon Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854116, served by Mahadevpur (Katihar) post office; the LGD village code is 225266. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 1,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maria
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JOKAR
- Total area (ha)
- 63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maria
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Key facts — Maria
- LGD code
- 225266
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 902
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,063
- Households
- 198
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 856
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.45666°N, 87.79907°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tarkishore Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Azamnagar
Getting there
How to reach Maria
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 9.2 km
≈ 19 min by car · 22 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Patna267 kmcapital
- Kolkata326 km
- Delhi1106 km
- Hyderabad1316 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBabhabgaon Halt2 km
- Bus stopBagalbari19 km
- Hospital / PHCHarishchandrapur Rural Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India24 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump26 km
- CollegeD S College23 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)25 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
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