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About Maratha Village

Maratha is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,477, made up of 1,309 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.46 hectares hectares.

Maratha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maratha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Area (hectares) 257.46 hectares
Population 2,477
Male Population 1,309
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maratha compares

By the 2011 count Maratha is the 57th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 257.46 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Maratha

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

Maratha lies about 14 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriaa Jungle, about 7.5 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 Maratha
Nearest railway station Kauriaa Jungle 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 14 km

Villages closest to Maratha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maratha village had a population of 2,477. That makes it the 57th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Maratha village has 1,309 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maratha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Maratha covers 257.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maratha falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maratha is Kauriaa Jungle, about 7.5 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 village for Maratha.

Maratha is about 14 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maratha is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kauriaa Jungle is about 7.5 km away. Campierganj is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belghat Buzurg (3.7 km), Singaha (4.3 km) and Rasoolpur Chakia (4.8 km).

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

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