About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 23 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Katra
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	48
Male Population	23
Female Population	25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 17 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 1.7 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 Marwa
Nearest railway station	Siho	1.7 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katra	28 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Marwa village has 23 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Marwa covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marwa falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Siho, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 17 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Siho is about 1.7 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 17 km away. Katra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.