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About Marthu Village

Marthu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 19 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marthu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 22.09 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 19
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marthu compares

By the 2011 count Marthu is the 193rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 22.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Marthu

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

Marthu lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Marthu
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 31 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Marthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marthu village had a population of 42. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Marthu village has 19 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marthu has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Marthu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marthu covers 22.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marthu falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marthu is Salogra, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Marthu.

Marthu is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marthu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 31 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araihla (under 2 km), Bhamta Parali (under 2 km) and Parali (under 2 km).

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

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