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Marwa

Baikunthpur mandal
Pincode 841409
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MINA DEVI
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LGD code
231192
Pincode
841409
Post office
Dighwdubauli
Population
2,122
Households
343
Literacy rate
61.5%
Sex ratio
1038 ♀/1000♂
Workers
497
Distance to district centre
273 km
Distance to mandal centre
239 km
Distance to Patna
260 km
Distance to Kolkata
293 km
Nearest railway station
Karanpurato · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Banjhi · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marwa compares

By population, Marwa ranks #33 of 121 villages in Baikunthpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+11.7% vs mandal average
Marwa
61.5%
Baikunthpur mandal
49.8%
Gopalganj district
54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+26 vs mandal average
Marwa
1,038
Baikunthpur mandal
1,012
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Marwa
6.2
Baikunthpur mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Marwa at a glance

Marwa is a village of 2,122 people in 343 households (Census 2011) in Baikunthpur block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 121 villages in Baikunthpur block. Literacy is 62%, 12 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 273 km from the Gopalganj district centre, 0 km from Marwa, the nearest town, 6 km from Karanpurato railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841409, served by Dighwdubauli post office; the LGD village code is 231192. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Banjhi, 1 km away. The sarpanch is MINA DEVI, and the village votes in Mahua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,502 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bangra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marwa · this village2,12262%
Marwa · Bihpur0 km N
Marwa · Katra4835%0 km N
Marwa · Buxar33745%0 km N
Marwa · Bisfi1,59952%0 km N
Marwa · Itkhori27153%0 km N
Marwa · Pipra743%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marwa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BARAULI
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BANGRA
Total area (ha)
117
Irrigated area (ha)
20.33
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Marwa

LGD code
231192
Pincode
841409
Post office
Dighwdubauli
Population (Census 2011)
2,122
Population (projected 2026)
2,502
Households
343
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1038
Literacy rate
61.5%
Coordinates
25.13475°N, 87.67158°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hajipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahua
Member of Parliament
Chirag Paswan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MINA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Baikunthpur
Getting there

How to reach Marwa

Mandal centre
Baikunthpur · ≈ 239 km
≈ 8 h 11 min by car · 9 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gopalganj · ≈ 273 km
≈ 9 h 21 min by car · 11 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,475 people
Marwa · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna260 kmcapital
  • Kolkata293 km
  • Delhi1107 km
  • Hyderabad1283 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaranpurato6 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Banjhi1 km
  • CollegeD S College45 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)45 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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