About Marat Gam Village

Marat Gam is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 809 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marat Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marat Gam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	222.6 hectares
Population	1,642
Male Population	809
Female Population	833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marat Gam compares

By the 2011 count Marat Gam is the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 222.6 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Marat Gam

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

Marat Gam lies about 23 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 27 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 Marat Gam
Nearest town	Bandipura	15 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	24 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	27 km

Villages closest to Marat Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Marat Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Marat Gam village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Marat Gam village has 809 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marat Gam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Marat Gam is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marat Gam covers 222.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marat Gam falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marat Gam is Sopur, about 27 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 village for Marat Gam.

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

Marat Gam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bandipura is about 15 km away. Kupwara is about 23 km away. Handwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.