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About Maripa Village

Maripa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 769 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.68 hectares hectares.

Maripa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maripa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 154.68 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 769
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maripa compares

By the 2011 count Maripa is the 144th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 154.68 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Maripa

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

How far is Maripa from other places

Maripa lies about 14 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Pahara, about 2.6 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 Maripa
Nearest railway station Pahara 2.6 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 14 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 18 km

Villages closest to Maripa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maripa village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 144th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Maripa village has 769 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maripa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Maripa covers 154.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maripa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maripa is Pahara, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maripa.

Maripa is about 14 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maripa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Pahara is about 2.6 km away. Mirzapur is about 14 km away. Mirzāpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutaha (7.3 km), Mukundpur (8.0 km) and Sahjani Kalan Khurd (8.6 km).

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

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