About Marchola Village

Marchola is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 702 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchola village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Sunderbani
Pincode	185153
Area (hectares)	652.8 hectares
Population	1,394
Male Population	702
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marchola compares

By the 2011 count Marchola is the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 652.8 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 940.

Getting to Marchola

Marchola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marchola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marchola from other places

Marchola lies about 33 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 Marchola
Tehsil headquarters	Sunderbani	4.2 km
Nearest town	Akhnūr	31 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	33 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	43 km

Villages closest to Marchola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchola village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Marchola village has 702 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchola has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Marchola is 185153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchola covers 652.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marchola falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marchola 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marchola.

Marchola is about 33 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marchola is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 4.2 km away. Akhnūr is about 31 km away. Rajouri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.