About Marpa Balua Village

Marpa Balua is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,897, made up of 2,976 males and 2,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497 hectares hectares.

Marpa Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marpa Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	497 hectares
Population	5,897
Male Population	2,976
Female Population	2,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marpa Balua compares

By the 2011 count Marpa Balua is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 497 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Marpa Balua

Marpa Balua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marpa Balua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Marpa Balua from other places

Marpa Balua lies about 15 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 4.9 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 Marpa Balua
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	4.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	15 km

Villages closest to Marpa Balua

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 Marpa Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Marpa Balua village had a population of 5,897. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Marpa Balua village has 2,976 males and 2,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa Balua has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Marpa Balua covers 497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marpa Balua falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marpa Balua is Karagola Road, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marpa Balua.

Marpa Balua is about 15 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marpa Balua is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Barari is about 4.9 km away. Karagola Road is about 4.9 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.