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About Marhi Village

Marhi is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,554, made up of 1,833 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 208.4 hectares
Population 3,554
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Marhi compares

By the 2011 count Marhi is the 15th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 208.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Marhi

The census records public bus service for Marhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Marhi from other places

Marhi lies about 25 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur 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 Marhi
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 2.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 25 km

Villages closest to Marhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhi village had a population of 3,554. That makes it the 15th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Marhi village has 1,833 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Marhi is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhi covers 208.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marhi falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marhi is Kamalpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marhi.

Marhi is about 25 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhi is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about 1.5 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 2.9 km away. Katihar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azamnagar (under 2 km), Khopra (1.5 km) and Balsama (1.7 km).

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

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