About Maraila Village

Maraila is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 270 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Maraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kaler
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	520
Male Population	270
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraila compares

By the 2011 count Maraila is the 53rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maraila

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

Maraila lies about 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 24 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 Maraila
Tehsil headquarters	Kaler	9.4 km
District headquarters	Arwal	13 km
Nearest railway station	Charpokhari Halt	24 km

Villages closest to Maraila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraila village had a population of 520. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Maraila village has 270 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraila has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Maraila covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maraila falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maraila is Charpokhari Halt, about 24 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 Maraila.

Maraila is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraila is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 9.4 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.