About Marahi Village

Marahi is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 406 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802122
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	768
Male Population	406
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marahi compares

By the 2011 count Marahi is the 90th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Marahi

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

How far is Marahi from other places

Marahi lies about 23 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, 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 Marahi
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	23 km

Villages closest to Marahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahi village had a population of 768. That makes it the 90th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Marahi village has 406 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahi has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Marahi is 802122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marahi covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marahi falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marahi is Barakalan, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marahi.

Marahi is about 23 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahi is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 2.0 km away. Barakalan is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.