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About Marawan Village

Marawan is a large village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,826, made up of 2,534 males and 2,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Pincode 221108
Area (hectares) 120.65 hectares
Population 4,826
Male Population 2,534
Female Population 2,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marawan compares

By the 2011 count Marawan is the 50th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 120.65 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Marawan

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

How far is Marawan from other places

Marawan lies about 33 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 5.3 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 Marawan
Nearest railway station Kapsethi 5.3 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 33 km

Villages closest to Marawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marawan village had a population of 4,826. That makes it the 50th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Marawan village has 2,534 males and 2,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Marawan is 221108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marawan covers 120.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marawan falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marawan is Kapsethi, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marawan.

Marawan is about 33 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marawan is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kapsethi is about 5.3 km away. Bhadohi is about 13 km away. Varanasi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarswan (under 2 km), Gairaha (3.1 km) and Amwa (3.3 km).

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

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