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About Marcha Village

Marcha is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 55 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Marcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marcha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 55
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Marcha compares

By the 2011 count Marcha is the 207th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Marcha

Marcha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marcha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marcha from other places

Marcha lies about 50 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 12 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 Marcha
Nearest railway station Taljhari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 15 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 19 km
District headquarters Godda 50 km

Villages closest to Marcha

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.

Common questions about Marcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Marcha village had a population of 105. That makes it the 207th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Marcha village has 55 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marcha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Marcha covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marcha falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marcha is Taljhari, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marcha.

Marcha is about 50 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marcha is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Taljhari is about 12 km away. Boarijor is about 15 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariya Chak (under 2 km), Chhota Kendua (2.9 km) and Chakra (5.3 km).

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

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