About Marur Village

Marur is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 558 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Somvarpet
Pincode	571232
Area (hectares)	850.76 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	558
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marur compares

By the 2011 count Marur is the 45th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 850.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Marur

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

Marur lies about 29 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 42 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 Marur
Tehsil headquarters	Somvarpet	15 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	27 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	29 km
Nearest railway station	Annechakanahali	42 km

Villages closest to Marur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marur village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 45th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Marur village has 558 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Marur is 571232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marur covers 850.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marur falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marur is Annechakanahali, about 42 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 village for Marur.

Marur is about 29 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marur is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 15 km away. Madikeri is about 27 km away. Kodagu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.