About Marra Village

Marra is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 901 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Marra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	1,721
Male Population	901
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Marra compares

By the 2011 count Marra is the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Marra

Marra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marra 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 Marra from other places

Marra lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 14 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 Marra
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	14 km
Nearest town	Colgong	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	28 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	28 km

Villages closest to Marra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marra village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Marra village has 901 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marra 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 907.

Marra covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marra falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marra is Ghogha, about 14 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 Marra.

Marra is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marra is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.