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About Maraita Village

Maraita is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 738 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraita village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 519.47 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 738
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraita compares

By the 2011 count Maraita is the 23rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 519.47 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 922.

Getting to Maraita

Maraita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maraita as Available within <5 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 Maraita from other places

Maraita lies about 19 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 21 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 Maraita
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 19 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 19 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 21 km

Villages closest to Maraita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraita village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Maraita village has 738 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraita has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Maraita is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraita covers 519.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maraita falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Maraita is Jhalawar City, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maraita.

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

Maraita is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 9.1 km away. Jhalawar is about 19 km away. Jhālāwār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunjer (under 2 km), Gugalheri (under 2 km) and Doonda (1.9 km).

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

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