About Marhol Village

Marhol is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 272 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhol village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	50.6 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	272
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhol compares

By the 2011 count Marhol is the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 50.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Marhol

Marhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhol as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Marhol from other places

Marhol lies about 23 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 Marhol
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	14 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	19 km
District headquarters	Jammu	23 km

Villages closest to Marhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhol village had a population of 543. That makes it the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Marhol village has 272 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhol has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Marhol is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhol covers 50.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marhol falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marhol is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marhol.

Marhol is about 23 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhol is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 9.1 km away. Bari Brahman is about 14 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.