About Marapia Village

Marapia is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,098 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marapia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Canning I
Pincode	743376
Area (hectares)	74.01 hectares
Population	1,999
Male Population	1,098
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	821
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marapia compares

By the 2011 count Marapia is the 38th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 74.01 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Marapia

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

How far is Marapia from other places

Marapia lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 4.9 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 Marapia
Nearest railway station	Betberia Ghola	4.9 km
Nearest town	Canning	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canning I	23 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	23 km

Villages closest to Marapia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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.

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Common questions about Marapia

As per the Census of India 2011, Marapia village had a population of 1,999. That makes it the 38th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Marapia village has 1,098 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marapia has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Marapia is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marapia covers 74.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marapia falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Marapia is Betberia Ghola, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marapia.

Marapia is about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marapia is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 4.9 km away. Canning is about 11 km away. Canning I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.