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About Marahna Village

Marahna is a mid sized village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 746 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.05 hectares hectares.

Marahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Area (hectares) 165.05 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 746
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marahna compares

By the 2011 count Marahna is the 70th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 165.05 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Marahna

Marahna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marahna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marahna from other places

Marahna lies about 4.1 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 5.2 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 Marahna
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 8.0 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 9.2 km

Villages closest to Marahna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahna village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 70th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Marahna village has 746 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahna has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

Marahna covers 165.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marahna falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marahna is Phaphund, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Marahna.

Marahna is about 4.1 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahna is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Kanpur Dehat is about 4.1 km away. Phaphund is about 5.2 km away. Derapur is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalelpur (under 2 km), Bisoha (1.9 km) and Dilauliya (2.0 km).

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

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