About Mariyan Village

Mariyan is a large village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,291, made up of 1,675 males and 1,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mariyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mariyan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Pincode	802125
Area (hectares)	342.8 hectares
Population	3,291
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mariyan compares

By the 2011 count Mariyan is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 342.8 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mariyan

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

How far is Mariyan from other places

Mariyan lies about 36 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 12 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 Mariyan
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	36 km

Villages closest to Mariyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mariyan village had a population of 3,291. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Mariyan village has 1,675 males and 1,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mariyan has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Mariyan is 802125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mariyan covers 342.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mariyan falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mariyan is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mariyan.

Mariyan is about 36 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mariyan is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Jagdīspur is about 10 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 12 km away. Nawanagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.