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About Margana Village

Margana is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 32 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 719 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 32
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 719
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 Margana compares

By the 2011 count Margana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Margana

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

Margana lies about 48 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 21 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 Margana
Nearest railway station Khari 21 km
Nearest town Doda 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 32 km
District headquarters Udhampur 48 km

Villages closest to Margana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margana village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Margana village has 32 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margana has about 719 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Margana is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margana covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Margana falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Margana is Khari, about 21 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 Margana.

Margana is about 48 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margana is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Khari is about 21 km away. Doda is about 26 km away. Chenani is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mutlea (7.1 km), Dhar Shiv Garh (11 km) and Incha (12 km).

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

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