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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Maria is a small village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 327 across 80 households and a literacy rate of 26.3%.
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- LGD code
- 224686
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 327
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 26.3%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 101
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 45 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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Maria ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Maria ranks #180 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
26.3%
−14.0% vs mandal average
- Maria
- 26.3%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−21 vs mandal average
- Maria
- 901
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Maria
- 4.1
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maria ఒక్క చూపులో
Maria బీహార్లోని కతిహార్ జిల్లా, Kadwa బ్లాక్లో 327 జనాభా 80 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Kadwa బ్లాక్లోని 264 గ్రామాలలో 180వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 26%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 40% కంటే 14 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 901 మహిళలు. ఇది కతిహార్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 84 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Uttar Harishchandrapur నుండి 9 కి.మీ, Babhabgaon Halt రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 2 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 855113, Salmari పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 224686. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 10 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Purnia అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 386, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Belon →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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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
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELON
- Total area (ha)
- 72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.2
- 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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Maria
- LGD code
- 224686
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 327
- Population (projected 2026)
- 386
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 26.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.45666°N, 87.79907°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
చేరుకోవడం
Maria ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 9.2 km
≈ 19 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directionsనగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna267 kmcapital
- Kolkata326 km
- Delhi1106 km
- Hyderabad1316 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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
అదే పిన్కోడ్
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- Unaso PachgachhiKadwa mandal5,482 pop
- PindhalAzamnagar mandal5,292 pop
- AmarsinghpurAzamnagar mandal5,289 pop
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- BairiaAzamnagar mandal5,216 pop
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Maria సమీప గ్రామాలు
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)