About Marhin Village

Marhin is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,685, made up of 1,417 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhin village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	2,685
Male Population	1,417
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marhin compares

By the 2011 count Marhin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Marhin

Marhin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marhin as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhin from other places

Marhin lies about 59 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 6.4 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 Marhin
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	6.4 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	34 km
District headquarters	Kathua	59 km

Villages closest to Marhin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhin village had a population of 2,685. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Marhin village has 1,417 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhin has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Marhin is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhin covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marhin falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marhin is Bari Brahman, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhin.

Marhin is about 59 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhin is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Bari Brahman is about 6.4 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 15 km away. Hiranagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.