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About Marchi Village

Marchi is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 181 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 117.76 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 181
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marchi compares

By the 2011 count Marchi is the 101st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 117.76 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Marchi

Marchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marchi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Majur Nacha, Malidanga, Mangal Bandi and Mangalpara. 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 Marchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchi village had a population of 361. That makes it the 101st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Marchi village has 181 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Marchi is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchi covers 117.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marchi falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Marchi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marchi.

Marchi is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Marchi today is likely to be higher.

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