About Marhera Village

Marhera is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 336 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.42 hectares hectares.

Marhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhera village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lalbarra
Area (hectares)	292.42 hectares
Population	686
Male Population	336
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhera compares

By the 2011 count Marhera is the 85th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 292.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Marhera

Marhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhera as Available within village. 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 Marhera from other places

Marhera lies about 20 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, 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 Marhera
Nearest railway station	Saongi	12 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalbarra	20 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	20 km

Villages closest to Marhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhera village had a population of 686. That makes it the 85th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Marhera village has 336 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhera has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Marhera covers 292.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhera falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhera is Saongi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhera.

Marhera is about 20 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhera is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 12 km away. Wārāseonī is about 15 km away. Lalbarra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.