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About Marhuka Village

Marhuka is a mid sized village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 543 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Marhuka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhuka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 543
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Marhuka compares

By the 2011 count Marhuka is the 74th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Marhuka

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

Marhuka lies about 110 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 20 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 Marhuka
Nearest town Nokha 19 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Konch 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 110 km

Villages closest to Marhuka

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

Common questions about Marhuka

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhuka village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 74th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Marhuka village has 543 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhuka has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Marhuka covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marhuka falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marhuka is Sanjhauli Halt, about 20 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 Marhuka.

Marhuka is about 110 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhuka is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Nokha is about 19 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 20 km away. Konch is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ase Chak (4.1 km), Huse Chak (4.1 km) and Birnawan (4.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Marhuka today is likely to be higher.

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