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About Marahpur Village

Marahpur is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,061 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.02 hectares hectares.

Marahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 137.02 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marahpur compares

By the 2011 count Marahpur is the 86th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 137.02 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Marahpur

Marahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marahpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marahpur from other places

Marahpur lies about 3.1 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur City, about 2.5 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 Marahpur
Nearest railway station Jaunpur City 2.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 26 km

Villages closest to Marahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahpur village had a population of 2,206. That makes it the 86th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Marahpur village has 1,061 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahpur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Marahpur covers 137.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marahpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marahpur is Jaunpur City, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marahpur.

Marahpur is about 3.1 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jaunpur City is about 2.5 km away. Jaunpur is about 3.1 km away. Machhlishahr is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur (2.8 km), Vishapalpur (3.0 km) and Kutubpur (3.9 km).

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

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