About Marhia Village

Marhia is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,120, made up of 2,147 males and 1,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Pincode	845455
Area (hectares)	843.4 hectares
Population	4,120
Male Population	2,147
Female Population	1,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Marhia compares

By the 2011 count Marhia is the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 843.4 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Marhia

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

Marhia lies about 8.7 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 6.6 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 Marhia
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	6.4 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	6.6 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	8.7 km

Villages closest to Marhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhia village had a population of 4,120. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Marhia village has 2,147 males and 1,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhia has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Marhia is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhia covers 843.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marhia is Narkatyaganj, about 6.6 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 Marhia.

Marhia is about 8.7 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatiaganj is about 6.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 6.4 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.