About Marsua Village

Marsua is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,010, made up of 1,049 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Marsua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marsua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,010
Male Population	1,049
Female Population	961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marsua compares

By the 2011 count Marsua is the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Marsua

Marsua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marsua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marsua from other places

Marsua lies about 8.0 km from Nalanda. 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 Marsua
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	2.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	8.0 km
Nearest town	Silao	9.6 km

Villages closest to Marsua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marsua village had a population of 2,010. That makes it the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Marsua village has 1,049 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marsua has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Marsua covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marsua falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Marsua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Marsua.

Marsua is about 8.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marsua is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 2.7 km away. Nalanda is about 8.0 km away. Silao is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.