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About Maria Village

Maria is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 799 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.7 hectares hectares.

Maria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 211.7 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 799
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maria compares

By the 2011 count Maria is the 71st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 211.7 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Maria

Maria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maria from other places

Maria lies about 25 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 2.0 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 Maria
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 10 km
Nearest town Manihāri 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 25 km

Villages closest to Maria

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 Maria

As per the Census of India 2011, Maria village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 71st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Maria village has 799 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maria has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Maria covers 211.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maria falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maria is Babhabgaon Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maria.

Maria 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.

Maria is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 2.0 km away. Azamnagar is about 10 km away. Manihāri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhangawan (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Damodarpur Chhota Taraf (under 2 km).

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

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