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About Mara Village

Mara is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 483 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares.

Mara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 578 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 483
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mara compares

By the 2011 count Mara is the 149th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Mara

Mara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mara from other places

Mara lies about 56 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Kailaras, about 22 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 Mara
Nearest railway station Kailaras 22 km
Nearest town Kailāras 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 31 km
District headquarters Morena 56 km

Villages closest to Mara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mara village had a population of 901. That makes it the 149th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Mara village has 483 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mara has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 819.

Mara covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mara falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mara is Kailaras, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mara.

Mara is about 56 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mara is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Kailaras is about 22 km away. Kailāras is about 23 km away. Joura is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimara (under 2 km), Hariyapura (under 2 km) and Ther (3.3 km).

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

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