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About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pipra
Pincode 824119
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 950.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 133 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 37 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 Marwa
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipra 25 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 37 km
District headquarters Palamu 133 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Marwa village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 824119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marwa falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Bukru, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 133 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Chatrā is about 19 km away. Pipra is about 25 km away. Bukru is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajokhar Alias Ronga (3.0 km), Barwadih (9.4 km) and Mali (11 km).

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

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