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About Marua Village

Marua is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,038, made up of 1,012 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Marua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 2,038
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marua compares

By the 2011 count Marua is the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Marua

Marua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Marua from other places

Marua lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 19 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 Marua
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 8.0 km
District headquarters Araria 17 km
Nearest town Arāria 17 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 19 km

Villages closest to Marua

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

Common questions about Marua

As per the Census of India 2011, Marua village had a population of 2,038. That makes it the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Marua village has 1,012 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marua has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Marua covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marua falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marua is Satar Halt, about 19 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 km distance for Marua.

Marua is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marua is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 8.0 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa (under 2 km), Mehadinagar (1.7 km) and Dabhra (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Marua today is likely to be higher.

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