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About Maron Village

Maron is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 11 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maron village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 19.07 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 11
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maron compares

By the 2011 count Maron is the 444th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 19.07 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 987.

Getting to Maron

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

Maron lies about 4.4 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 Maron
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 4.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.4 km

Villages closest to Maron

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Maron

As per the Census of India 2011, Maron village had a population of 27. That makes it the 444th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Maron village has 11 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maron has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Maron is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maron covers 19.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maron falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maron 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 km distance for Maron.

Maron is about 4.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maron is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 4.4 km away. Shimla is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Tud (under 2 km), Cheri (1.9 km) and Kiar (1.9 km).

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

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