Marpa Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Marpa is a village situated in Sonbarsa block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,760 families residing in the village Marpa. The total population of Marpa is 8,977 out of which 4,741 are males and 4,236 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marpa is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marpa village is 1850 which is 21% of the total population. There are 976 male children and 874 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marpa is 895 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Marpa village.

Population
8,977
Families
1,760
Literacy
49.73%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marpa is 49.7%. Thus Marpa village has higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 62.28% and the female literacy rate is 35.66% in Marpa village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Marpa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Marpa Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Marpa village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,850 976 874
Literacy 49.73% 62.28% 35.66%
Scheduled Caste 119 56 63
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,433 2,396 3,037

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Marpa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marpa village out of total population, 2,742 were engaged in work activities. 69% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,742 workers engaged in Main Work, 344 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 799 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,892 1,528 364
Cultivators 344 320 24
Agriculture Labourer 799 601 198
Household Industries 99 86 13
Other Workers 650 521 129
Marginal Workers 850 559 291
Non Working 6,235 2,654 3,581

Nearby Villages to Marpa,

Below are the list of villages near Marpa village in Sonbarsa.

Village Population
Pipra Dadan 671
Pipra Dih 523
Muh Chatti 3,232
Kachaur 5,978
Kanhauli 9,038
Phulkaha 2,258
Urlahia 802
Bhutahi 11,919
Az Rakbe Bharsand 256
Arazi Mohanpur 961

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