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About Martha Village

Martha is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,719, made up of 1,951 males and 1,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1336.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Martha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Martha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1336.7 hectares
Population 3,719
Male Population 1,951
Female Population 1,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Martha compares

By the 2011 count Martha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1336.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Martha

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

Martha lies about 39 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, 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 Martha
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 31 km
Nearest town Sāmba 38 km
District headquarters Udhampur 39 km

Villages closest to Martha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Martha village had a population of 3,719. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Martha village has 1,951 males and 1,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Martha has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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

Martha covers 1336.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Martha falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Martha is Chhan Arorian, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Martha.

Martha is about 39 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Martha is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 18 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 31 km away. Sāmba is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandriari (5.1 km), Jandror (5.1 km) and Bhugtharian (5.3 km).

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

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