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About Marua Village

Marua is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 807 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Marua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 807
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marua compares

By the 2011 count Marua is the 56th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Marua

Marua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marua 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marua from other places

Marua lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 6.9 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 Marua
Nearest railway station Telta 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.7 km
Nearest town Kasba 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Marua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marua village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 56th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Marua village has 807 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marua has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Marua covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marua falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marua is Telta, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Marua.

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

Marua is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 6.9 km away. Baisi is about 7.7 km away. Kasba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanghata (1.8 km), Ujain (2.0 km) and Habdang (2.3 km).

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

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