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About Marukia Village

Marukia is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,671, made up of 2,398 males and 2,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares.

Marukia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marukia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 4,671
Male Population 2,398
Female Population 2,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marukia compares

By the 2011 count Marukia is the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Marukia

The census records public bus service for Marukia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Marukia from other places

Marukia lies about 26 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, about 2.8 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 Marukia
Nearest railway station Vachaspati Nagar 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 4.1 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 26 km

Villages closest to Marukia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marukia village had a population of 4,671. That makes it the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Marukia village has 2,398 males and 2,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marukia has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Marukia covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marukia falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marukia is Vachaspati Nagar, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marukia.

Marukia is about 26 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marukia is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 2.8 km away. Andhratharhi is about 4.1 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singiaun (under 2 km), Gandhraen Barhmotar (2.1 km) and Nikta (2.6 km).

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

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