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About Maranchi Village

Maranchi is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 979 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Maranchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranchi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 1,861
Male Population 979
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Maranchi compares

By the 2011 count Maranchi is the 18th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Maranchi

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

Maranchi lies about 30 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 6.2 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 Maranchi
Nearest railway station Hilsa 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 22 km
District headquarters Patna 30 km

Villages closest to Maranchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranchi village had a population of 1,861. That makes it the 18th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Maranchi village has 979 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranchi has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Maranchi covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maranchi falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maranchi is Hilsa, about 6.2 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 Maranchi.

Maranchi is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maranchi is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Hilsa is about 6.2 km away. Punpun is about 22 km away. Patna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daud Chak (8.8 km), Mir Haji Chak (12 km) and Kansari (13 km).

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

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