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About Marhun Village

Marhun is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 73 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174307
Area (hectares) 44.17 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 73
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhun compares

By the 2011 count Marhun is the 186th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 44.17 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Marhun

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

Marhun lies about 35 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Marhun
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
District headquarters Una 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Marhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhun village had a population of 139. That makes it the 186th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Marhun village has 73 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhun has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Marhun is 174307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhun covers 44.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhun falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhun is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Marhun.

Marhun is about 35 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhun is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Una is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasan (under 2 km), Dolu (under 2 km) and Atia (under 2 km).

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

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