About Maripur Village

Maripur is a large village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,439, made up of 1,212 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.8 hectares hectares.

Maripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Phulwaria
Area (hectares)	219.8 hectares
Population	2,439
Male Population	1,212
Female Population	1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maripur compares

By the 2011 count Maripur is the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 219.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Maripur

Maripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maripur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maripur from other places

Maripur lies about 71 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, about 16 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 Maripur
Nearest town	Sikandarpur	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sanwara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulwaria	29 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	71 km

Villages closest to Maripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maripur village had a population of 2,439. That makes it the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Maripur village has 1,212 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maripur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Maripur covers 219.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maripur falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maripur is Sanwara, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maripur.

Maripur is about 71 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maripur is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Phulwaria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.