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Maricha

मरीचा
Baniapur mandal
Pincode 841411
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LGD code
233154
Pincode
841411
Post office
Ishuwapur
Population
4,021
Households
638
Literacy rate
53.2%
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,214
Census 2011 · in context

How Maricha compares

By population, Maricha ranks #16 of 114 villages in Baniapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.2%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Maricha
53.2%
Baniapur mandal
54.9%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−71 vs mandal average
Maricha
918
Baniapur mandal
989
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Maricha
6.3
Baniapur mandal
6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Maricha at a glance

Maricha is a village of 4,021 people in 638 households (Census 2011) in Baniapur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 114 villages in Baniapur block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841411, served by Ishuwapur post office; the LGD village code is 233154. The village votes in Alinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maithili Thakur. The population is estimated at 4,741 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maricha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
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
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
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
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
34
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
maricha
Total area (ha)
231
Irrigated area (ha)
56
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Maricha

LGD code
233154
Pincode
841411
Post office
Ishuwapur
Population (Census 2011)
4,021
Population (projected 2026)
4,741
Households
638
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
918
Literacy rate
53.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alinagar
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Maithili Thakur
Block / Mandal
Baniapur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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