About Mariha Village

Mariha is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 220 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.49 hectares hectares.

Mariha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mariha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Area (hectares)	28.49 hectares
Population	403
Male Population	220
Female Population	183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Mariha compares

By the 2011 count Mariha is the 123rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 28.49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mariha

Mariha 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 Mariha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mariha from other places

Mariha lies about 43 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 Mariha
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	19 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	20 km
District headquarters	Godda	43 km

Villages closest to Mariha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mariha village had a population of 403. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Mariha village has 220 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mariha has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Mariha covers 28.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mariha falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mariha is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Mariha.

Mariha is about 43 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mariha is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 13 km away. Mahagama is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.