About Marpa Village

Marpa is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 81 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marpa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	21 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	81
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Marpa compares

By the 2011 count Marpa is the 173rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 7.5 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 1013.

Getting to Marpa

Marpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marpa 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 Marpa from other places

Marpa lies about 37 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 20 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 Marpa
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	20 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	26 km
District headquarters	Godda	37 km

Villages closest to Marpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marpa village had a population of 158. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Marpa village has 81 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa has about 951 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Marpa is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marpa covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marpa falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marpa is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 20 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 Marpa.

Marpa is about 37 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marpa is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 5.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 20 km away. Sāhibganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.