About Marichak Village

Marichak is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 462 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marichak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	914
Male Population	462
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Marichak compares

By the 2011 count Marichak is the 21st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Marichak

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

Marichak lies about 19 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 12 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 Marichak
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	19 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	19 km

Villages closest to Marichak

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 Marichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Marichak village had a population of 914. That makes it the 21st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Marichak village has 462 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marichak has about 978 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Marichak is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marichak covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marichak falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marichak is Taljhari, about 12 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 Marichak.

Marichak is about 19 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marichak is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 5.1 km away. Taljhari is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.