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About Maraiya Village

Maraiya is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraiya compares

By the 2011 count Maraiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Maraiya

Maraiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maraiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maraiya from other places

Maraiya lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 48 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 Maraiya
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 2.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 48 km

Villages closest to Maraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraiya village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Maraiya village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraiya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Maraiya is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraiya covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maraiya falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maraiya is Shivpur, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maraiya.

Maraiya is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraiya is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 2.6 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (under 2 km), Taradohar (under 2 km) and Lewar (2.1 km).

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

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