About Marwa Village

Marwa is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 335 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	679
Male Population	335
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
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 Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 49th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Marwa

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

Marwa lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 8.5 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	Hilsa	8.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 679. That makes it the 49th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Marwa village has 335 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Marwa covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marwa falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Hilsa, about 8.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 8.5 km away. Nalanda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.