About Maratibpur Village

Maratibpur is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,369, made up of 2,287 males and 2,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maratibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maratibpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	385 hectares
Population	4,369
Male Population	2,287
Female Population	2,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maratibpur compares

By the 2011 count Maratibpur is the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Maratibpur

Maratibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maratibpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maratibpur from other places

Maratibpur lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 17 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 Maratibpur
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Maratibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maratibpur village had a population of 4,369. That makes it the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Maratibpur village has 2,287 males and 2,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maratibpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Maratibpur is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maratibpur covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maratibpur falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maratibpur is Jogbani, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maratibpur.

Maratibpur is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maratibpur is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Jogbani is about 17 km away. Kursakatta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.