About Maria Village

Maria is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 356 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	197.37 hectares
Population	723
Male Population	356
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maria compares

By the 2011 count Maria is the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 197.37 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 5 - 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 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 74 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 9.2 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 Maria
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	9.2 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	27 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	74 km

Villages closest to Maria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 723. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Maria village has 356 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maria has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Maria is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maria covers 197.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maria falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maria is Sarsi, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maria.

Maria is about 74 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maria is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sarsi is about 9.2 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 16 km away. Pothia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.