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About Marri Village

Marri is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 571 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.86 hectares hectares.

Marri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 306.86 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 571
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marri compares

By the 2011 count Marri is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 306.86 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Marri

Marri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marri from other places

Marri lies about 15 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Hatta Road, about 4.5 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 Marri
Nearest railway station Hatta Road 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 11 km
District headquarters Balaghat 15 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 15 km

Villages closest to Marri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marri village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Marri village has 571 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marri has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Marri covers 306.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marri falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marri is Hatta Road, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Marri.

Marri is about 15 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marri is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Hatta Road is about 4.5 km away. Kirnapur is about 11 km away. Balaghat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okasi (under 2 km), Digoda (under 2 km) and Newargaon Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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