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About Mara Village

Mara is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males.

Mara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mara village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Koloriang
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mara compares

By the 2011 count Mara is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Mara

Mara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mara from other places

Mara lies about 7.6 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 95 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mara
Tehsil headquarters Koloriang 3.1 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 95 km
Nearest town Itanagar 96 km

Villages closest to Mara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koloriang tehsil.

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 Mara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mara village had a population of 91. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Mara village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mara has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Mara falls under Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mara is Naharlagun, about 95 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Mara.

Mara is about 7.6 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mara is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about 3.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 7.6 km away. Naharlagun is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tayeng (under 2 km), Jeevandept (under 2 km) and Sangchu (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mara today is likely to be higher.

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