About Marcha Village

Marcha is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 923 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marcha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Torpa
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	768 hectares
Population	1,825
Male Population	923
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marcha compares

By the 2011 count Marcha is the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Marcha

Marcha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marcha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marcha from other places

Marcha lies about 35 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 6.3 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	Pakra	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Torpa	10 km
District headquarters	Khunti	35 km

Villages closest to Marcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marcha village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Marcha village has 923 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marcha has about 977 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Marcha is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marcha covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marcha falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marcha is Pakra, about 6.3 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 village for Marcha.

Marcha is about 35 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marcha is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Pakra is about 6.3 km away. Torpa is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.