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About Marthapur Village

Marthapur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 21 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marthapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marthapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 54.98 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 21
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Marthapur compares

By the 2011 count Marthapur is the 1245th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 54.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Marthapur

The census records public bus service for Marthapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marthapur from other places

Marthapur lies about 75 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 Marthapur
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 32 km
District headquarters Basti 75 km

Villages closest to Marthapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marthapur village had a population of 43. That makes it the 1245th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Marthapur village has 21 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marthapur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Marthapur is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marthapur covers 54.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marthapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marthapur is Purandarpur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marthapur.

Marthapur is about 75 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marthapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 3.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Harraiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhankharpur (under 2 km), Bisnoharpur (under 2 km) and Jivadharpur Rai (under 2 km).

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

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