About Marichwar Village

Marichwar is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 712 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Marichwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marichwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,376
Male Population	712
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Marichwar compares

By the 2011 count Marichwar is the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Marichwar

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

Marichwar lies about 34 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 4.3 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 Marichwar
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	4.3 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	34 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	34 km

Villages closest to Marichwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marichwar village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Marichwar village has 712 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marichwar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Marichwar covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marichwar falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marichwar is Khurmabad, about 4.3 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 Marichwar.

Marichwar is about 34 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marichwar is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 4.3 km away. Sasarām is about 7.9 km away. Sheosagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.