About Marchaur Village

Marchaur is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,142, made up of 3,177 males and 2,965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.67 hectares hectares.

Marchaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchaur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	800.67 hectares
Population	6,142
Male Population	3,177
Female Population	2,965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marchaur compares

By the 2011 count Marchaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 800.67 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Marchaur

Marchaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marchaur as Available. 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 Marchaur from other places

Marchaur lies about 24 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, 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 Marchaur
Nearest railway station	Kasturi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	19 km
District headquarters	Gonda	24 km

Villages closest to Marchaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchaur village had a population of 6,142. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Marchaur village has 3,177 males and 2,965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchaur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Marchaur covers 800.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marchaur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marchaur is Kasturi, 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 and private bus service as Available for Marchaur.

Marchaur is about 24 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marchaur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 18 km away. Colonelganj is about 19 km away. Gonda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.