About Maricha Village

Maricha is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,023 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Maricha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maricha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	2,031
Male Population	1,023
Female Population	1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

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 village. 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 34 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 8.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tenua Dumaria Halt	8.7 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	12 km
District headquarters	Saran	34 km

Villages closest to Maricha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maricha village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Maricha village has 1,023 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maricha has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Maricha covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maricha falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maricha is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maricha.

Maricha is about 34 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 Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Garkha is about 1.6 km away. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 8.7 km away. Chāpra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.