About Maria Village

Maria is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 172 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Maria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	172
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maria compares

By the 2011 count Maria is the 160th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

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 - 10 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 59 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 5.6 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	Kusiargaon	5.6 km
Nearest town	Arāria	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	19 km
District headquarters	Katihar	59 km

Villages closest to Maria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maria village had a population of 327. That makes it the 160th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Maria village has 172 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maria has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Maria covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maria falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maria is Kusiargaon, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 59 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 5.6 km away. Arāria is about 8.9 km away. Kadwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.