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About Marhi Village

Marhi is one of the larger villages in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,931, made up of 4,390 males and 4,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222129
Area (hectares) 663.88 hectares
Population 8,931
Male Population 4,390
Female Population 4,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marhi compares

By the 2011 count Marhi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 663.88 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Marhi

Marhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhi from other places

Marhi lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 5.4 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 Marhi
Nearest railway station Trilochan Mahadeo 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 25 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 25 km

Villages closest to Marhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhi village had a population of 8,931. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Marhi village has 4,390 males and 4,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Marhi is 222129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhi covers 663.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marhi falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhi is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhi.

Marhi is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhi is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about 5.4 km away. Kerakat is about 25 km away. Jaunpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binde (under 2 km), Khewsipur (2.1 km) and Kanuwani (2.2 km).

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

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