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About Maraya Village

Maraya is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 333 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 339.25 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 333
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Maraya compares

By the 2011 count Maraya is the 96th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 339.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Maraya

Maraya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maraya 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. The nearest villages by name are Madhabpur, Maldanga, Malkonra and Mallikdihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraya village had a population of 638. That makes it the 96th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Maraya village has 333 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraya has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Maraya is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraya covers 339.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maraya falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maraya notes the nearest railway station 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 Maraya.

Maraya is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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