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About Maranga Village

Maranga is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,418 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Maranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 2,757
Male Population 1,418
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maranga compares

By the 2011 count Maranga is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Maranga

Maranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maranga 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majhaili, Majhua, Makaili and Malepali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranga village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Maranga village has 1,418 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranga has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Maranga covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maranga falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Maranga notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Maranga.

Maranga is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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