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About Maria Village

Maria is a small village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 45 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,311 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Pincode 841424
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 45
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,311
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maria compares

By the 2011 count Maria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Maria

Maria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maria from other places

Maria lies about 121 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 18 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 Maria
Nearest railway station Kumahu 18 km
Nearest town Nokha 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 28 km
District headquarters Saran 121 km

Villages closest to Maria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maria village had a population of 104. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Maria village has 45 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maria has about 1311 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Maria is 841424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maria covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maria falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maria is Kumahu, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maria.

Maria is about 121 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maria is in Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Kumahu is about 18 km away. Nokha is about 22 km away. Panapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri (5.0 km), Bhagwanpur (8.1 km) and Bhagwanpur Birt (8.1 km).

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

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