About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 109 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816120
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	109
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 103rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marwa 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 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 13 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, 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 Marwa
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	6.3 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	13 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	14 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 231. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Marwa village has 109 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 147 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.

Marwa falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Karanpurato, 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 10+ km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 13 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 6.3 km away. Sahibganj is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.