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About Maraikura Village

Maraikura is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 480 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraikura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraikura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 78.42 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 480
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maraikura compares

By the 2011 count Maraikura is the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 78.42 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Maraikura

The census records public bus service for Maraikura 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maladkhanda, Malanchi, Malibari and Mallickpur. 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 Maraikura

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraikura village had a population of 917. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Maraikura village has 480 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraikura has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Maraikura is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraikura covers 78.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maraikura falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maraikura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Maraikura.

Maraikura is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Maraikura today is likely to be higher.

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