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About Marg Bal Village

Marg Bal is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 279 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.7 hectares hectares.

Marg Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marg Bal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 26.7 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 279
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marg Bal compares

By the 2011 count Marg Bal is the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 26.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Marg Bal

Marg Bal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marg Bal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Marg Bal from other places

Marg Bal lies about 34 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 7.0 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 Marg Bal
Nearest railway station Banihal 7.0 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 34 km
District headquarters Kulgam 34 km

Villages closest to Marg Bal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Marg Bal

As per the Census of India 2011, Marg Bal village had a population of 538. That makes it the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Marg Bal village has 279 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marg Bal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Marg Bal covers 26.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marg Bal falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marg Bal is Banihal, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marg Bal.

Marg Bal is about 34 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marg Bal is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Banihal is about 7.0 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 17 km away. Damhal Hanjipora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagam (4.4 km), Durhama (19 km) and Ahmad Abad (23 km).

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

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