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About Marjadi Village

Marjadi is a small village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 193 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.9 hectares hectares.

Marjadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marjadi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 95.9 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 193
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marjadi compares

By the 2011 count Marjadi is the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 95.9 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Marjadi

Marjadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marjadi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Marjadi from other places

Marjadi lies about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 1.7 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 Marjadi
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 2.0 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 16 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Marjadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marjadi village had a population of 391. That makes it the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Marjadi village has 193 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marjadi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Marjadi covers 95.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marjadi falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marjadi is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marjadi.

Marjadi is about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marjadi is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 1.7 km away. Gaunaha is about 2.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matihani (under 2 km), Kohargari (under 2 km) and Mitni (1.6 km).

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

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