Marhaura (also spelt as Marhowrah) is a town and an administrative sub-divisional area in

Saran district Saran district is one of the 38 Districts of Bihar, districts of Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra. It is ...

in the Indian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. It is

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Marhaura is an Vidhan Sabha, assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 117 Marhaura Assembly ...

. Marhaura was the industrial hub of Saran in the 1980s.

Geography

Marhaura is located at . It has an average elevation of 52 metres (170 feet). Marhaura is 26 km from the nearest city,

Chhapra Chhapra (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Chaparā'') is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based mar ...

, and has good connectivity of transportation by rail and road.

Demographics

India

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, Marhaura had a population of 24,534. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Marhaura has an average literacy rate of 42%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54%, and female literacy is 29%. In Marhaura, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Cultural buildings

There is a

Shakti pitha The Shakta pithas, also called Shakti pithas or Sati pithas (, , ''seats of Shakti''), are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the mother goddess denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of Ad ...

temple, Gadhdevi Maa and an ancient temple of lord Shiva located at Shilhauri, that has many faithful followers. Both the temples are situated either side of railway station and 2 km from the railway station.

Rail Diesel Locomotive Engine Factory

Former Rail Minister

Lalu Prasad Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president of ...

had proposed a rail diesel engine factory in Marhaura, Saran however nothing happened after announcement. Finally land has been acquired in 2016-17 and construction work has started and chances are construction will be completed in 2018. The contract to develop the factory is being awarded to the American company GE.

References

Cities and towns in Saran district {{Bihar-geo-stub