About Marichgaon Village

Marichgaon is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 944 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marichgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marichgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	182 hectares
Population	1,810
Male Population	944
Female Population	866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marichgaon compares

By the 2011 count Marichgaon is the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Marichgaon

Marichgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marichgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marichgaon from other places

Marichgaon lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 20 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 Marichgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	10 km
District headquarters	Araria	12 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	20 km

Villages closest to Marichgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marichgaon village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Marichgaon village has 944 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marichgaon has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Marichgaon is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marichgaon covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marichgaon falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marichgaon is Araria Court, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Marichgaon.

Marichgaon is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marichgaon is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 10 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.