About Marpa Village

Marpa is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 134 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	134
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marpa compares

By the 2011 count Marpa is the 137th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Marpa

Marpa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marpa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Marpa from other places

Marpa lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 9.1 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 Marpa
Nearest railway station	Punsia	9.1 km
Nearest town	Godda	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	19 km
District headquarters	Banka	19 km

Villages closest to Marpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marpa village had a population of 255. That makes it the 137th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Marpa village has 134 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Marpa is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marpa covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marpa falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marpa is Punsia, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marpa.

Marpa is about 19 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marpa is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 9.1 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Dhuraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.