About Marhote Village

Marhote is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,561, made up of 808 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, 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	Rajouri
Tehsil	Kalakote
Pincode	185202
Area (hectares)	697.7 hectares
Population	1,561
Male Population	808
Female Population	753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhote compares

By the 2011 count Marhote is the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 697.7 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Marhote

Marhote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhote as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhote from other places

Marhote lies about 10 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 43 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
District headquarters	Rajouri	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalakote	14 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	20 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	43 km

Villages closest to Marhote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhote village had a population of 1,561. That makes it the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Marhote village has 808 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhote has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Marhote is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhote covers 697.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhote falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marhote is Dugga, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marhote.

Marhote is about 10 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhote is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 10 km away. Kalakote is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.