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About Marhawa Village

Marhawa is a large village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,346, made up of 1,144 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.79 hectares hectares.

Marhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 611.79 hectares
Population 2,346
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Marhawa compares

By the 2011 count Marhawa is the 33rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 611.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Marhawa

Marhawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marhawa 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 Marhawa from other places

Marhawa lies about 38 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 18 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 Marhawa
Nearest town Chillupār 17 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 34 km
District headquarters Deoria 38 km

Villages closest to Marhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhawa village had a population of 2,346. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Marhawa village has 1,144 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhawa has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1069.

Marhawa covers 611.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhawa falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhawa is Dohrighat, about 18 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 Marhawa.

Marhawa is about 38 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhawa is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Chillupār is about 17 km away. Dohrighat is about 18 km away. Barhaj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehari (3.3 km), Khudiya Buzurg (4.9 km) and Chanvar Urf Manjeeta (5.1 km).

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

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