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About Marha Village

Marha is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 373 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.2 hectares hectares.

Marha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 436.2 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 373
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marha compares

By the 2011 count Marha is the 54th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 436.2 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Marha

Marha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marha 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 Marha from other places

Marha lies about 76 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 9.4 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
Nearest railway station Jukehi 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 11 km
Nearest town Murwāra 25 km
District headquarters Panna 76 km

Villages closest to Marha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar 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 712. That makes it the 54th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Marha village has 373 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Marha covers 436.2 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Marha is Jukehi, about 9.4 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 Marha.

Marha is about 76 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 Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Jukehi is about 9.4 km away. Shahnagar is about 11 km away. Murwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihariya (2.1 km), Dhauwapura (2.5 km) and Ramgarha (3.9 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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