About Marpa Village

Marpa is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 782 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, 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	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	1,496
Male Population	782
Female Population	714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 5 - 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 19 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station	Punsia	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	19 km
District headquarters	Godda	19 km

Villages closest to Marpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meherma 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 1,496. That makes it the 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Marpa village has 782 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Marpa is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marpa covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marpa falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marpa is Punsia, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Marpa.

Marpa is about 19 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 Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Punsia is about 9.1 km away. Meherma is about 19 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.