About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 137 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	34.43 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	137
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 34.43 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 14 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 Marwa
Tehsil headquarters	Itkhori	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	14 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	29 km
District headquarters	Chatra	32 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 271. That makes it the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Marwa village has 137 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 34.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marwa falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Kathautia, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marwa.

Marwa is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about under 2 km away. Kathautia is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.