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About Maripur Village

Maripur is a small village in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 64 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2615.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maripur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Okhamandal
Pincode 361335
Area (hectares) 2615.16 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 64
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maripur compares

By the 2011 count Maripur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 2615.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Maripur

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

Maripur lies about 106 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Okha Madhi, about 5.1 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 Maripur
Nearest railway station Okha Madhi 5.1 km
Nearest town Dwārka 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Okhamandal 20 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 106 km

Villages closest to Maripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maripur village had a population of 133. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Maripur village has 64 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maripur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Maripur is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maripur covers 2615.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maripur falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Maripur is Okha Madhi, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Maripur.

Maripur is about 106 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maripur is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Okha Madhi is about 5.1 km away. Dwārka is about 18 km away. Okhamandal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juni Dhrevad (2.8 km), Navi Dhrevad (3.7 km) and Lovrali (4.4 km).

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

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