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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 236772
- Pincode
- 848504
- Post office
- Patory
- Population
- 7,098
- Households
- 1,372
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,035
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Maricha താരതമ്യം
By population, Maricha ranks #6 of 61 villages in Morwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.5%
+5.5% vs mandal average
- Maricha
- 55.5%
- Morwa mandal
- 50.0%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−65 vs mandal average
- Maricha
- 853
- Morwa mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Maricha
- 5.2
- Morwa mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maricha ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Maricha ബിഹാർയിലെ സമസ്തിപൂര് ജില്ല, Morwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 7,098 പേർ 1,372 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Morwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 61 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 6-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 56%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 50% നേക്കാൾ 6 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 853 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 848504, Patory പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 236772. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MALA DEVI; ഗ്രാമം Alamnagar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Narendra Narayan Yadav. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 8,369, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Maricha →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricha · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 7,098 | 56% | — |
| Bond Dih Dakhli · Morwa | 1,323 | 47% | — |
| Bond Dih Asli · Morwa | 632 | 64% | — |
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAMSATIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Maricha
- Total area (ha)
- 376
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 200
- 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.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Maricha
- LGD code
- 236772
- Pincode
- 848504
- Post office
- Patory
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,098
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,369
- Households
- 1,372
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Morwa
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 848504
- DhamaunPatori mandal17,144 pop
- Dharampur BandeMorwa mandal12,803 pop
- HasanpurPatori mandal11,969 pop
- Shahpur UndiPatori mandal9,181 pop
- HetanpurPatori mandal8,683 pop
- Hazrat ShiuraPatori mandal8,554 pop
- InaetpurPatori mandal7,305 pop
- Bahadurpur PatoriPatori mandal6,856 pop
- Tara DhamaunPatori mandal6,381 pop
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
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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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)