About Marhia Village

Marhia is one of the larger villages in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,431, made up of 4,451 males and 3,980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Basopatti
Pincode	847225
Area (hectares)	586.8 hectares
Population	8,431
Male Population	4,451
Female Population	3,980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Marhia compares

By the 2011 count Marhia is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 586.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Marhia

Marhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marhia 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 Marhia from other places

Marhia lies about 21 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.8 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 Marhia
Tehsil headquarters	Basopatti	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	9.8 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	10 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	21 km

Villages closest to Marhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhia village had a population of 8,431. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Marhia village has 4,451 males and 3,980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhia has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Marhia is 847225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhia covers 586.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marhia falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marhia is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.8 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 Marhia.

Marhia is about 21 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhia is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 5.9 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 9.8 km away. Jainagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.