About Marera Village

Marera is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 293 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176097, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176097
Area (hectares)	173.21 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	293
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marera compares

By the 2011 count Marera is the 17th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 173.21 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Marera

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

Marera lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Marera
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	46 km

Villages closest to Marera

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

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Common questions about Marera

As per the Census of India 2011, Marera village had a population of 595. That makes it the 17th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Marera village has 293 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marera has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Marera is 176097. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marera covers 173.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marera falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marera is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Marera.

Marera is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marera is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.