About Marchai Village

Marchai is a large village in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,368 males and 1,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dhurki
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	1336 hectares
Population	2,661
Male Population	1,368
Female Population	1,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marchai compares

By the 2011 count Marchai is the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 1336 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Marchai

Marchai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marchai as Available within 5 - 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 Marchai from other places

Marchai lies about 32 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 17 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 Marchai
Nearest railway station	Ramna	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhurki	32 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	32 km

Villages closest to Marchai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchai village had a population of 2,661. That makes it the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Marchai village has 1,368 males and 1,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchai has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Marchai is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchai covers 1336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marchai falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marchai is Ramna, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marchai.

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

Marchai is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 17 km away. Dhurki is about 32 km away. Garhwa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.