About Marghia Village

Marghia is a large village in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,141, made up of 1,144 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.1 hectares hectares.

Marghia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marghia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	87.1 hectares
Population	2,141
Male Population	1,144
Female Population	997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marghia compares

By the 2011 count Marghia is the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 87.1 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Marghia

Marghia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marghia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Marghia from other places

Marghia lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 2.2 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 Marghia
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	2.2 km
District headquarters	Katihar	22 km

Villages closest to Marghia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marghia village had a population of 2,141. That makes it the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Marghia village has 1,144 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marghia has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Marghia covers 87.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marghia falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marghia is Karagola Road, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance for Marghia.

Marghia is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marghia is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Barari is about 2.1 km away. Karagola Road is about 2.2 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.