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About Marachhi Village

Marachhi is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 270 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.42 hectares hectares.

Marachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marachhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 99.42 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 270
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marachhi compares

By the 2011 count Marachhi is the 177th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 99.42 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Marachhi

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

Marachhi lies about 13 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 14 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 Marachhi
District headquarters Sonbhadra 13 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 17 km

Villages closest to Marachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marachhi village had a population of 540. That makes it the 177th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Marachhi village has 270 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marachhi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Marachhi covers 99.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marachhi falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marachhi is Khairahi, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marachhi.

Marachhi is about 13 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marachhi is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 13 km away. Robertsganj is about 13 km away. Khairahi 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 Umarikhurd (under 2 km), Renua (under 2 km) and Shikari (1.6 km).

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

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