About Marai Village

Marai is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 385 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.87 hectares hectares.

Marai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	31.87 hectares
Population	727
Male Population	385
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marai compares

By the 2011 count Marai is the 281st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 31.87 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Marai

Marai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marai as Available within 10+ 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 Marai from other places

Marai lies about 11 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 4.0 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 Marai
Tehsil headquarters	Sakaldiha	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kuchman Railway Station	4.0 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	11 km

Villages closest to Marai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marai village had a population of 727. That makes it the 281st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Marai village has 385 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marai has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Marai covers 31.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marai falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marai is Kuchman Railway Station, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marai.

Marai is about 11 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marai is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 2.7 km away. Kuchman Railway Station is about 4.0 km away. Chandauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.