About Marha Village

Marha is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 913 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.04 hectares hectares.

Marha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	100.04 hectares
Population	1,831
Male Population	913
Female Population	918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
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 Marha compares

By the 2011 count Marha is the 50th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 100.04 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Marha

Marha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marha 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 Marha from other places

Marha lies about 44 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 36 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 Marha
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	28 km
Nearest railway station	Maghar	36 km
Nearest town	Chillupār	39 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	44 km

Villages closest to Marha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marha village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 50th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Marha village has 913 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marha has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Marha covers 100.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marha falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marha is Maghar, about 36 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 Marha.

Marha is about 44 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 28 km away. Maghar is about 36 km away. Chillupār is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.