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About Marrhi Kalaunda Village

Marrhi Kalaunda is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 534 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1881 hectares hectares.

Marrhi Kalaunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marrhi Kalaunda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 1881 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 534
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Marrhi Kalaunda compares

By the 2011 count Marrhi Kalaunda is the 54th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 1881 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Marrhi Kalaunda

Marrhi Kalaunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marrhi Kalaunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marrhi Kalaunda from other places

Marrhi Kalaunda lies about 39 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 3.1 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 Marrhi Kalaunda
Nearest railway station Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 9.9 km
Nearest town Rajauli 15 km
District headquarters Nawada 39 km

Villages closest to Marrhi Kalaunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 Marrhi Kalaunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Marrhi Kalaunda village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 54th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Marrhi Kalaunda village has 534 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marrhi Kalaunda has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Marrhi Kalaunda covers 1881 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marrhi Kalaunda falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marrhi Kalaunda is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marrhi Kalaunda.

Marrhi Kalaunda is about 39 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marrhi Kalaunda is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station is about 3.1 km away. Sirdala is about 9.9 km away. Rajauli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohgarwa (3.2 km), Bhitiya (3.7 km) and Khatangi (5.5 km).

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

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