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About Marur Village

Marur is a small village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 222 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572116
Area (hectares) 236.47 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 222
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marur compares

By the 2011 count Marur is the 124th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 236.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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 <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 Marur from other places

Marur lies about 84 km from Tumkur. 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 Pavagada 22 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 84 km

Villages closest to Marur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pavagada 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 478. That makes it the 124th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Marur village has 222 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marur has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Marur is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marur covers 236.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marur falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Marur notes the nearest railway station 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 Marur.

Marur is about 84 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marur is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 22 km away. Pāvugada is about 22 km away. Tumkur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangamarahalli (under 2 km), Budasanahalli (2.1 km) and Mangalavada (2.4 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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