About Marwa Village

Marwa is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,041 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	2,122
Male Population	1,041
Female Population	1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 31st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 46 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 2.9 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 Marwa
Nearest railway station	Alehpur Halt	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	15 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	46 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 31st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Marwa village has 1,041 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Marwa covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marwa falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Alehpur Halt, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marwa.

Marwa is about 46 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 2.9 km away. Baikunthpur is about 6.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.