About Marhoon Village

Marhoon is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,304 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhoon village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	1605 hectares
Population	2,435
Male Population	1,304
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhoon compares

By the 2011 count Marhoon is the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1605 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Marhoon

Marhoon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marhoon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Marhoon from other places

Marhoon lies about 12 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 35 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 Marhoon
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Marhoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhoon village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Marhoon village has 1,304 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhoon has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Marhoon is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhoon covers 1605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marhoon falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marhoon is Kathua, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Marhoon.

Marhoon is about 12 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhoon is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.