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About Marhia Village

Marhia is a mid sized village in Lakhimpur tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 563 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.88 hectares hectares.

Marhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Lakhimpur
Area (hectares) 223.88 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 563
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marhia compares

By the 2011 count Marhia is the 316th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 223.88 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Marhia

Marhia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marhia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marhia from other places

Marhia lies about 8.3 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Oel, about 1.8 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 Marhia
Nearest railway station Oel 1.8 km
District headquarters Kheri 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhimpur 13 km

Villages closest to Marhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhia village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 316th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Marhia village has 563 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhia has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Marhia covers 223.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhia falls under Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhia is Oel, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marhia.

Marhia is about 8.3 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhia is in Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district. Oel is about 1.8 km away. Kheri is about 8.3 km away. Lakhimpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Jamuniya (under 2 km) and Khagioel (1.8 km).

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

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