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About Marra Village

Marra is a mid sized village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,029 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marra village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403114
Area (hectares) 326.56 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 1,029
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marra compares

By the 2011 count Marra is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 326.56 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Marra

Marra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marra from other places

Marra lies about 21 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 15 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 Marra
Nearest town Panjim 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 14 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 15 km
District headquarters North Goa 21 km

Villages closest to Marra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bardez 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 Marra

As per the Census of India 2011, Marra village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Marra village has 1,029 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Marra is 403114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marra covers 326.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marra falls under Bardez tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Marra is Karmali, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Marra.

Marra is about 21 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marra is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Panjim is about 4.9 km away. Bardez is about 14 km away. Karmali is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pilerne (under 2 km), Nerul (1.5 km) and Candolim (2.5 km).

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

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