About Marwa Village

Marwa is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 396 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175021
Area (hectares)	354 hectares
Population	710
Male Population	396
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	793
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Marwa
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	9.5 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	49 km

Villages closest to Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Marwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 710. That makes it the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Marwa village has 396 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 175021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marwa falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marwa.

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

Marwa is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 9.5 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.