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About Marhama Village

Marhama is a large village in Kupwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,390 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Kupwara
Pincode 193222
Area (hectares) 142.9 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,390
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhama compares

By the 2011 count Marhama is the 65th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,880 residents. Its 142.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Marhama

Marhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhama as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Lashdat, Lona Hari, Machil and Maidan Pora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhama village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 65th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,880 residents.

Marhama village has 1,390 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhama has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Marhama is 193222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhama covers 142.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marhama falls under Kupwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Marhama notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Marhama.

Marhama is in Kupwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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