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About Marur Village

Marur is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 620 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562127
Area (hectares) 251.41 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 620
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 26th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 251.41 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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 42 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 4.8 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
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 14 km
Nearest town Māgadi 14 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 42 km

Villages closest to Marur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marur village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 26th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Marur village has 620 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Marur is 562127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marur covers 251.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marur falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marur is Tippasandra, about 4.8 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 42 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marur is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Tippasandra is about 4.8 km away. Magadi is about 14 km away. Māgadi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasandra (under 2 km), Surappanahalli (2.1 km) and Chikkathorepalya (3.2 km).

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

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