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About Marmar Village

Marmar is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 384 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marmar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1229 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 384
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marmar compares

By the 2011 count Marmar is the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1229 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 967.

Getting to Marmar

Marmar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marmar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Marmar from other places

Marmar lies about 34 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuamilan, about 4.2 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 Marmar
Nearest railway station Mahuamilan 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 9.6 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 34 km

Villages closest to Marmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marmar village had a population of 788. That makes it the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Marmar village has 384 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marmar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Marmar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marmar covers 1229 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.

Marmar falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marmar is Mahuamilan, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Marmar.

Marmar is about 34 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marmar is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuamilan is about 4.2 km away. Chandwa is about 9.6 km away. Khalāri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deonadia (2.9 km), Mahuamilan (3.1 km) and Zamira (4.0 km).

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

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