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About Marhari Village

Marhari is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 173 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.58 hectares hectares.

Marhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 54.58 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 173
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhari compares

By the 2011 count Marhari is the 838th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 54.58 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Marhari

Marhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Marhari from other places

Marhari lies about 55 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 11 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 Marhari
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
District headquarters Basti 55 km

Villages closest to Marhari

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 Marhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhari village had a population of 346. That makes it the 838th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Marhari village has 173 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Marhari covers 54.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Marhari is Uska Bazar, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Marhari.

Marhari is about 55 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhari is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 11 km away. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Harraiya 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 Majhaua (under 2 km), Chakma (1.6 km) and Chakwa (1.6 km).

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

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