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About Marahia Village

Marahia is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,949, made up of 2,069 males and 1,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.2 hectares hectares.

Marahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Area (hectares) 358.2 hectares
Population 3,949
Male Population 2,069
Female Population 1,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marahia compares

By the 2011 count Marahia is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 358.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Marahia

The census records public bus service for Marahia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marahia from other places

Marahia lies about 6.2 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 11 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 Marahia
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 1.6 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 11 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 14 km

Villages closest to Marahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahia village had a population of 3,949. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Marahia village has 2,069 males and 1,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Marahia covers 358.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marahia falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marahia is Sathi, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marahia.

Marahia is about 6.2 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahia is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 1.6 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 6.2 km away. Sathi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararawan (under 2 km), Thakurtola (under 2 km) and Pakri (under 2 km).

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

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