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About Marropaharia Village

Marropaharia is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 51 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marropaharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marropaharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 59.96 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 51
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marropaharia compares

By the 2011 count Marropaharia is the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 59.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Marropaharia

Marropaharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marropaharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Marropaharia from other places

Marropaharia lies about 15 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 4.5 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 Marropaharia
Nearest railway station Gumani 4.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 35 km

Villages closest to Marropaharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marropaharia village had a population of 95. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Marropaharia village has 51 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marropaharia has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Marropaharia is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marropaharia covers 59.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marropaharia falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marropaharia is Gumani, about 4.5 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 km distance for Marropaharia.

Marropaharia is about 15 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marropaharia is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Gumani is about 4.5 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhria (5.7 km), Taljhari (12 km) and Patrapara (14 km).

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

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