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About Marahia Village

Marahia is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 763 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 763
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marahia compares

By the 2011 count Marahia is the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Marahia

Marahia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marahia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marahia from other places

Marahia lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 3.0 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 Marahia
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 3.0 km
Nearest town Revelganj 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 15 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Marahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahia village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Marahia village has 763 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Marahia is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marahia covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marahia falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marahia is Kopa Samhota, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Marahia.

Marahia is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahia is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Kopa Samhota is about 3.0 km away. Revelganj is about 7.6 km away. Chapra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaria Mahazi (7.1 km), Turkaulia (9.2 km) and Phakuli (9.5 km).

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

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