About Marar Village

Marar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 75 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	54.18 hectares
Population	152
Male Population	75
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marar compares

By the 2011 count Marar is the 74th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 54.18 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Marar

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

Marar lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.4 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 Marar
Nearest railway station	Samloti	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	9.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Marar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marar village had a population of 152. That makes it the 74th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Marar village has 75 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marar has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Marar is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marar covers 54.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marar is Samloti, about 5.4 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 village for Marar.

Marar is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.4 km away. Rakkar is about 9.7 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.