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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 220399
- Pincode
- 847102
- Post office
- Basaith Chandpura
- Population
- 1,956
- Households
- 398
- Literacy rate
- 40.4%
- Sex ratio
- 984 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 654
- Distance to district centre
- 192 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 165 km
- Distance to Patna
- 181 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 640 km
- Nearest railway station
- Narkatyaganj · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Marhia compares
By population, Marhia ranks #42 of 57 villages in Bisfi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.4%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Marhia
- 40.4%
- Bisfi mandal
- 44.2%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
+72 vs mandal average
- Marhia
- 984
- Bisfi mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Marhia
- 4.9
- Bisfi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marhia at a glance
Marhia is a village of 1,956 people in 398 households (Census 2011) in Bisfi block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 57 villages in Bisfi block. Literacy is 40%, 4 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. It lies 192 km from the Madhubani district centre, 0 km from Champapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847102, served by Basaith Chandpura post office; the LGD village code is 220399. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, under 1 km away. The village votes in Bisfi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asif Ahmad. The population is estimated at 2,306 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Marhia
- LGD code
- 220399
- Pincode
- 847102
- Post office
- Basaith Chandpura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,956
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,306
- Households
- 398
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 984
- Literacy rate
- 40.4%
- Coordinates
- 27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhubani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bisfi
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Asif Ahmad
- Block / Mandal
- Bisfi
Getting there
How to reach Marhia
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna181 kmcapital
- Kolkata640 km
- Delhi732 km
- Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
- ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
- Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
- Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Marhia
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Birla MandirTemple<1 km ↗
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Other villages in Bisfi mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)