About Marhara Village

Marhara is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 386 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Marhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	724
Male Population	386
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Marhara compares

By the 2011 count Marhara is the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Marhara

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

Marhara lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 4.0 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 Marhara
Nearest railway station	Rahui Road	4.0 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	12 km

Villages closest to Marhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhara village had a population of 724. That makes it the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Marhara village has 386 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhara has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Marhara covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marhara falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marhara is Rahui Road, about 4.0 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 Marhara.

Marhara is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhara is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui Road is about 4.0 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Noorsarai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.