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About Marpa Kalan Village

Marpa Kalan is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 523 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Marpa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marpa Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 523
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marpa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Marpa Kalan is the 32nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 10 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 881.

Getting to Marpa Kalan

Marpa Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marpa Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marpa Kalan from other places

Marpa Kalan lies about 16 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 3.8 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 Marpa Kalan
Nearest railway station Dasharathpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 5.0 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Munger 16 km

Villages closest to Marpa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 Marpa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Marpa Kalan village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Marpa Kalan village has 523 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa Kalan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Marpa Kalan covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marpa Kalan falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marpa Kalan is Dasharathpur, about 3.8 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 km distance for Marpa Kalan.

Marpa Kalan is about 16 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marpa Kalan is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dasharathpur is about 3.8 km away. Dharhara is about 5.0 km away. Jamālpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marpa Khurd (under 2 km), Gopali Chak (under 2 km) and Baurna (under 2 km).

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

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