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About Marha Village

Marha is a small village in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 202 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1822.18 hectares hectares.

Marha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Amanganj
Area (hectares) 1822.18 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 202
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marha compares

By the 2011 count Marha is the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1822.18 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Marha

Marha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marha from other places

Marha lies about 34 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 30 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 Marha
Tehsil headquarters Amanganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 30 km
District headquarters Panna 34 km

Villages closest to Marha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marha village had a population of 410. That makes it the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Marha village has 202 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marha has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Marha covers 1822.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marha falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marha is Khajuraho, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Marha.

Marha is about 34 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marha is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 15 km away. Khajuraho is about 30 km away. Panna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamri (2.6 km), Kachnari (5.3 km) and Kudan (8.0 km).

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

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