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About Maromar Village

Maromar is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 134 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maromar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maromar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1246 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 134
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maromar compares

By the 2011 count Maromar is the 43rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 1246 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1004.

Getting to Maromar

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

Maromar lies about 33 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 19 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 Maromar
Tehsil headquarters Garu 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 33 km
Nearest town Lātehār 33 km

Villages closest to Maromar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maromar village had a population of 301. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Maromar village has 134 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maromar has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Maromar covers 1246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maromar falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maromar is Hehegara Halt, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Maromar.

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

Maromar is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 6.0 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 19 km away. Latehar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surkumi (2.7 km), Bhanwar Bandh (3.2 km) and Karihenar (4.5 km).

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

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