About Maricha Village

Maricha is a mid sized village in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 512 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maricha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maricha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Mohania
Pincode	821109
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	980
Male Population	512
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maricha compares

By the 2011 count Maricha is the 71st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Maricha

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

Maricha lies about 77 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 11 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 Maricha
Nearest railway station	Bhabua Road	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohania	11 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	24 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	77 km

Villages closest to Maricha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maricha village had a population of 980. That makes it the 71st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Maricha village has 512 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maricha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Maricha is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maricha covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maricha falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maricha is Bhabua Road, about 11 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 Maricha.

Maricha is about 77 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maricha is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhabua Road is about 11 km away. Mohania is about 11 km away. Bhabhua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.