About Maripur Village

Maripur is a mid sized village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 370 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares.

Maripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maripur village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Sarthebari
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	370
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maripur compares

By the 2011 count Maripur is the 84th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Maripur

Maripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maripur from other places

Maripur lies about 24 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maripur
Nearest railway station	Nizsariha Halt	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarthebari	7.3 km
Nearest town	Nalbāri	23 km
District headquarters	Barpeta	24 km

Villages closest to Maripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarthebari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Maripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maripur village had a population of 761. That makes it the 84th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Maripur village has 370 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maripur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Maripur covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maripur falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maripur is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maripur.

Maripur is about 24 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maripur is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Nizsariha Halt is about 6.6 km away. Sarthebari is about 7.3 km away. Nalbāri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.