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About Mamarkha Village

Mamarkha is a large village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,150, made up of 2,243 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mamarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mamarkha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 4,150
Male Population 2,243
Female Population 1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mamarkha compares

By the 2011 count Mamarkha is the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Mamarkha

The census records public bus service for Mamarkha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mamarkha from other places

Mamarkha lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 3.2 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 Mamarkha
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Koparia 3.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 20 km

Villages closest to Mamarkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mamarkha village had a population of 4,150. That makes it the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Mamarkha village has 2,243 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mamarkha has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Mamarkha is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mamarkha covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mamarkha falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mamarkha is Koparia, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mamarkha.

Mamarkha is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mamarkha is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 2.6 km away. Koparia is about 3.2 km away. Saharsa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurganwan (under 2 km), Harewa (1.7 km) and Puraini (2.1 km).

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

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