About Maraha Village

Maraha is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 751 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Guraru
Pincode	824118
Area (hectares)	282 hectares
Population	1,500
Male Population	751
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
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 Maraha compares

By the 2011 count Maraha is the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Maraha

Maraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maraha 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 Maraha from other places

Maraha lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 5.0 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 Maraha
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	5.0 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	18 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guraru	18 km

Villages closest to Maraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraha village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Maraha village has 751 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Maraha is 824118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraha covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maraha falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maraha is Paraiya, about 5.0 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 Maraha.

Maraha is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraha is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 5.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 18 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.