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About Maruf Chak Village

Maruf Chak is a mid sized village in Paterhi Belsar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 549 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.54 hectares hectares.

Maruf Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruf Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Paterhi Belsar
Area (hectares) 49.54 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 549
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Maruf Chak compares

By the 2011 count Maruf Chak is the 33rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 49.54 hectares work out to about 21 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 910.

Getting to Maruf Chak

The census records public bus service for Maruf Chak 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 Maruf Chak from other places

Maruf Chak lies about 20 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Goraul, about 5.8 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 Maruf Chak
Tehsil headquarters Paterhi Belsar 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Goraul 5.8 km
Nearest town Lālganj 15 km
District headquarters Vaishali 20 km

Villages closest to Maruf Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paterhi Belsar 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 Maruf Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruf Chak village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Maruf Chak village has 549 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruf Chak has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Maruf Chak covers 49.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maruf Chak falls under Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maruf Chak is Goraul, about 5.8 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 Maruf Chak.

Maruf Chak is about 20 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruf Chak is in Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district. Paterhi Belsar is about 5.0 km away. Goraul is about 5.8 km away. Lālganj 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 Ram Math (under 2 km), Chintamanpur (1.9 km) and Fatehpur (1.9 km).

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

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