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About Maranpur Village

Maranpur is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,107, made up of 991 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Pincode 841405
Area (hectares) 163.01 hectares
Population 2,107
Male Population 991
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maranpur compares

By the 2011 count Maranpur is the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 163.01 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Maranpur

Maranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maranpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maranpur from other places

Maranpur lies about 13 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.4 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 Maranpur
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 5.5 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 13 km

Villages closest to Maranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranpur village had a population of 2,107. That makes it the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Maranpur village has 991 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranpur has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Maranpur is 841405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maranpur covers 163.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maranpur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maranpur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maranpur.

Maranpur is about 13 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maranpur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 4.4 km away. Barauli is about 5.5 km away. Gopalganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (under 2 km), Kamalpur (under 2 km) and Kahla (1.7 km).

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

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