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About Maran Village

Maran is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 113 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 113
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maran compares

By the 2011 count Maran is the 65th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Maran

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

Maran lies about 46 km from Shimla. 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 Maran
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Maran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maran village had a population of 227. That makes it the 65th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Maran village has 113 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maran has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Maran is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maran covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maran falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maran notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Maran.

Maran is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maran is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandhaik (under 2 km), Dharai (under 2 km) and Dim (under 2 km).

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

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