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About Marma Village

Marma is a small village in Parsi Parlo tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 50 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males.

Marma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marma village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Parsi Parlo
Population 92
Male Population 50
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marma compares

By the 2011 count Marma is the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Marma

Marma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Marma from other places

Marma 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 Marma
Tehsil headquarters Parsi Parlo 7.6 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 95 km
Nearest town Itanagar 96 km

Villages closest to Marma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parsi Parlo 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 Marma

As per the Census of India 2011, Marma village had a population of 92. That makes it the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Marma village has 50 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marma has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Marma falls under Parsi Parlo tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marma 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marma.

Marma 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.

Marma is in Parsi Parlo tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Parsi Parlo is about 7.6 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 Taba (3.3 km), Chote (7.6 km) and Rengchi Poriang (10 km).

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

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