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About Maraha Village

Maraha is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 638 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.39 hectares hectares.

Maraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 102.39 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 638
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraha compares

By the 2011 count Maraha is the 165th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 102.39 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Maraha

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

How far is Maraha from other places

Maraha lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 4.6 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 Maraha
Tehsil headquarters Meja 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Unchdih 4.6 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 39 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km

Villages closest to Maraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraha village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 165th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Maraha village has 638 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Maraha covers 102.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maraha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maraha is Unchdih, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Maraha.

Maraha is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 3.6 km away. Unchdih is about 4.6 km away. Gyānpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Renga (under 2 km), Udhrenga (under 2 km) and Mejiya (under 2 km).

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

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