About Maroa Village

Maroa is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 88 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Baddi
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	35 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	88
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	795
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroa compares

By the 2011 count Maroa is the 87th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 896.

Getting to Maroa

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

Maroa lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 18 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 Maroa
Tehsil headquarters	Baddi	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jabli	18 km
District headquarters	Solan	26 km

Villages closest to Maroa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroa village had a population of 158. That makes it the 87th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Maroa village has 88 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroa has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Maroa is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroa covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maroa falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maroa is Jabli, about 18 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 village for Maroa.

Maroa is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maroa is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 6.8 km away. Jabli is about 18 km away. Solan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.