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About Marg Village

Marg is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 59 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 36.51 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 59
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marg compares

By the 2011 count Marg is the 293rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 36.51 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Marg

Marg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Marg from other places

Marg lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.4 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 Marg
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Marg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marg village had a population of 119. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Marg village has 59 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marg has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Marg is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marg covers 36.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marg falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marg is Bharmar, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance for Marg.

Marg is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marg is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 6.4 km away. Nurpur is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Karoli (under 2 km), Minta (2.0 km) and Chamral (2.2 km).

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

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