Marua Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Marua is a village situated in Baisi block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Marua. The total population of Marua is 2,209 out of which 1,173 are males and 1,036 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marua is 883.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marua village is 452 which is 20% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 218 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marua is 932 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (883) of Marua village.

Population
2,209
Families
428
Literacy
42.52%
Sex Ratio
883

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marua is 42.5%. Thus Marua village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 54.74% and the female literacy rate is 28.48% in Marua village.

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

Marua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 452 234 218
Literacy 42.52% 54.74% 28.48%
Scheduled Caste 288 171 117
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,462 659 803

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Marua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marua village out of total population, 570 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 570 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 232 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 478 452 26
Cultivators 228 219 9
Agriculture Labourer 232 217 15
Other Workers 18 16 2
Marginal Workers 92 71 21
Non Working 1,639 650 989

Nearby Villages to Marua,

Below are the list of villages near Marua village in Baisi.

Village Population
Ujain 463
Kajal 1,499
Bhikhanpur 247
Sonaur 1,926
Dumra 474
Masnadpur 732
Goagaon 954
Sonapur 674
Chahat 1,358
Puranganj 5,164

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