About Margaraon Village

Margaraon is a mid sized village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 335 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margaraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margaraon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Udaipur
Pincode	175142
Area (hectares)	315.72 hectares
Population	701
Male Population	335
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Margaraon compares

By the 2011 count Margaraon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 315.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Margaraon

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

Margaraon lies about 44 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 Margaraon
Tehsil headquarters	Udaipur	3.7 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	44 km
Nearest town	Chamba	52 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	73 km

Villages closest to Margaraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margaraon village had a population of 701. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Margaraon village has 335 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margaraon has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Margaraon is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margaraon covers 315.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Margaraon falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Margaraon is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 Margaraon.

Margaraon is about 44 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margaraon is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 3.7 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 44 km away. Chamba is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.