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About Maraha Village

Maraha is a large village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,146, made up of 1,099 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Maraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 2,146
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Maraha compares

By the 2011 count Maraha is the 43rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Maraha

The census records public bus service for Maraha 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 Maraha from other places

Maraha 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 Maraha
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 4.9 km
Nearest town Revelganj 7.6 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Maraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraha village had a population of 2,146. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Maraha village has 1,099 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Maraha covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maraha falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maraha 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maraha.

Maraha 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.

Maraha is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Kopa Samhota is about 3.0 km away. Manjhi is about 4.9 km away. Revelganj is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natwar Parsaram (under 2 km), Natwar Birbal (under 2 km) and Maripur Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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