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About Mara Village

Mara is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 103 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.4 hectares hectares.

Mara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 41.4 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 103
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mara compares

By the 2011 count Mara is the 123rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 41.4 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mara

Mara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mara as Available within <5 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 Mara from other places

Mara lies about 24 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 3.9 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 Khutaha 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 17 km
District headquarters Satna 24 km

Villages closest to Mara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 195. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Mara village has 103 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Mara covers 41.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mara falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mara is Khutaha, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mara.

Mara is about 24 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mara is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about 3.9 km away. Majhgawan is about 17 km away. Satna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amha (1.8 km), Marwa (3.4 km) and Chandaini (4.0 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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