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About Maruapahari Village

Maruapahari is a mid sized village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 551 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 551
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maruapahari compares

By the 2011 count Maruapahari is the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Maruapahari

Maruapahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maruapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maruapahari from other places

Maruapahari lies about 10 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 3.3 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 Maruapahari
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 10 km
District headquarters Pakur 10 km

Villages closest to Maruapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruapahari village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Maruapahari village has 551 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruapahari has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Maruapahari is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruapahari covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maruapahari falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maruapahari is Kotalpukur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maruapahari.

Maruapahari is about 10 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruapahari is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 3.3 km away. Pakaur is about 10 km away. Pakur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirdih (under 2 km), Bara Dhansaria (under 2 km) and Chhota Dhansaria (under 2 km).

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

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