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About Marairi Village

Marairi is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4. The village covers 124.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marairi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 124.16 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 4
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marairi compares

By the 2011 count Marairi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 124.16 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Marairi

Marairi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marairi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Marairi from other places

Marairi lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 6.3 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 Marairi
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 6.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Marairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marairi village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

The pincode recorded for Marairi is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marairi covers 124.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marairi falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marairi is Palampur Himachal, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marairi.

Marairi is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marairi is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 4.8 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 6.3 km away. Dharamsala 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 Bahli (under 2 km), Darobi (under 2 km) and Sarehr Kari (under 2 km).

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

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