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About Maricha Village

Maricha is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,021, made up of 2,096 males and 1,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maricha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maricha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841411
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 4,021
Male Population 2,096
Female Population 1,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maricha compares

By the 2011 count Maricha is the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 17 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 1015.

Getting to Maricha

Maricha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maricha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maricha from other places

Maricha lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 7.4 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 Maricha
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 7.4 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 19 km

Villages closest to Maricha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maricha village had a population of 4,021. That makes it the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Maricha village has 2,096 males and 1,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maricha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Maricha is 841411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maricha covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maricha falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maricha is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 7.4 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 village for Maricha.

Maricha is about 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maricha is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 7.4 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siripur (under 2 km), Bangalipatti (1.8 km) and Dewalkha (2.0 km).

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

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