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About Marhote Village

Marhote is one of the larger villages in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,968, made up of 4,049 males and 3,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1729 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhote village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 1729 hectares
Population 7,968
Male Population 4,049
Female Population 3,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Marhote compares

By the 2011 count Marhote is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 1729 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Marhote

Marhote is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marhote 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 Marhote from other places

Marhote lies about 20 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 53 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 Marhote
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 20 km
District headquarters Punch 20 km
Nearest town Pūnch 20 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 53 km

Villages closest to Marhote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhote village had a population of 7,968. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Marhote village has 4,049 males and 3,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhote has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Marhote is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhote covers 1729 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhote falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marhote is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 53 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 Marhote.

Marhote is about 20 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhote is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 20 km away. Punch is about 20 km away. Pūnch is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari (under 2 km), Mohra Bachhai (2.2 km) and Dodi (3.0 km).

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

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