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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Maria is a village in Dagarua mandal, Purnia district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,976 across 420 households, with a literacy rate of 51%.
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- LGD code
- 224155
- Pincode
- 854326
- Post office
- Gulabbagh
- Population
- 1,976
- Households
- 420
- Literacy rate
- 51%
- Sex ratio
- 893 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 741
- Distance to district centre
- 114 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 73 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 #42 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.0%
+15.1% vs mandal average
- Maria
- 51.0%
- Dagarua mandal
- 35.9%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−31 vs mandal average
- Maria
- 893
- Dagarua mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Maria
- 4.7
- Dagarua mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maria at a glance
Maria is a village of 1,976 people in 420 households (Census 2011) in Dagarua block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 154 villages in Dagarua block. Literacy is 51%, 15 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 114 km from the Purnia district centre, 9 km from Uttar Harishchandrapur, the nearest town, 2 km from Babhabgaon Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854326, served by Gulabbagh post office; the LGD village code is 224155. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is sabina khatun, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,330 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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Harkheli
- Total area (ha)
- 316
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maria
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Maria
- LGD code
- 224155
- Pincode
- 854326
- Post office
- Gulabbagh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,976
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,330
- Households
- 420
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 893
- Literacy rate
- 51.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.45666°N, 87.79907°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sabina khatun
- Block / Mandal
- Dagarua
- Nearest railway station
- Aurahi (78.1 km)
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 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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