About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 213 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarwan
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	213
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 71st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 23 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
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	23 km
Nearest town	Giridih	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarwan	31 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	31 km

Villages closest to Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarwan 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 424. That makes it the 71st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Marwa village has 213 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marwa falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 31 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 23 km away. Giridih is about 30 km away. Sarwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.