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About Mararpura Village

Mararpura is a small village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 154 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Mararpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mararpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 154
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mararpura compares

By the 2011 count Mararpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 30 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mararpura

Mararpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mararpura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mararpura from other places

Mararpura lies about 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ambapendarpur Halt, about 3.7 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 Mararpura
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Ambapendarpur Halt 3.7 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 16 km

Villages closest to Mararpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mararpura village had a population of 301. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Mararpura village has 154 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mararpura has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Mararpura covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mararpura falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mararpura is Ambapendarpur Halt, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mararpura.

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

Mararpura is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 1.8 km away. Ambapendarpur Halt is about 3.7 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulemanpur (under 2 km), Gaibi (under 2 km) and Mirzapur (under 2 km).

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

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