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Marha Population - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Marha is a medium size village located in Campierganj Tehsil of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 179 families residing. The Marha village has population of 1197 of which 610 are males while 587 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marha village population of children with age 0-6 is 231 which makes up 19.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marha village is 962 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Marha as per census is 819, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Marha village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Marha village was 56.94 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Marha Male literacy stands at 71.84 % while female literacy rate was 42.03 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Marha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Marha village.

Marha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 179 - -
Population 1,197 610 587
Child (0-6) 231 127 104
Schedule Caste 395 205 190
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 56.94 % 71.84 % 42.03 %
Total Workers 523 309 214
Main Worker 339 - -
Marginal Worker 184 89 95

Caste Factor

Marha village of Gorakhpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.00 % of total population in Marha village. The village Marha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Marha village out of total population, 523 were engaged in work activities. 64.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 523 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 160 were Agricultural labourer.