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About Marai Dih Village

Marai Dih is one of the larger villages in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,783, made up of 3,963 males and 3,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares.

Marai Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marai Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Area (hectares) 494 hectares
Population 7,783
Male Population 3,963
Female Population 3,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marai Dih compares

By the 2011 count Marai Dih is the 8th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 494 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, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Marai Dih

Marai Dih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marai Dih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marai Dih from other places

Marai Dih lies about 134 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Marai Dih
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 32 km
District headquarters Vaishali 134 km

Villages closest to Marai Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patepur 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 Marai Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Marai Dih village had a population of 7,783. That makes it the 8th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Marai Dih village has 3,963 males and 3,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marai Dih has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Marai Dih covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marai Dih falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Marai Dih is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marai Dih.

Marai Dih is about 134 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marai Dih is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Patepur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasan Sarae (under 2 km), Kapsara (under 2 km) and Kishunwara (under 2 km).

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

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