About Marothi Village

Marothi is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 848 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marothi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Chenani
Pincode	182122
Area (hectares)	1136 hectares
Population	1,700
Male Population	848
Female Population	852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marothi compares

By the 2011 count Marothi is the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 1136 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Marothi

Marothi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marothi 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 Marothi from other places

Marothi lies about 16 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 31 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 Marothi
Nearest town	Doda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chenani	16 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	31 km

Villages closest to Marothi

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.

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Common questions about Marothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Marothi village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Marothi village has 848 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marothi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Marothi is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marothi covers 1136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Marothi is Udhampur, about 31 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 Marothi.

Marothi is about 16 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marothi is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 15 km away. Chenani is about 16 km away. Udhampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.