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About Marupur Village

Marupur is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 149 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marupur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 149
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marupur compares

By the 2011 count Marupur is the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Marupur

Marupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marupur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marupur from other places

Marupur lies about 37 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.3 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 Marupur
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 37 km

Villages closest to Marupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marupur village had a population of 283. That makes it the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Marupur village has 149 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marupur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Marupur is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marupur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marupur falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marupur is Bakudi, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marupur.

Marupur is about 37 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marupur is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Udhwa is about 3.8 km away. Bakudi is about 5.3 km away. Rājmahal 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 Simaljuria (under 2 km), Chatra (under 2 km) and Chatradiha (under 2 km).

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

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