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About Mara Village

Mara is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.61 hectares hectares.

Mara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 118.61 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mara compares

By the 2011 count Mara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 118.61 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 35 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagod 15 km
Nearest town Nāgod 15 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 33 km
District headquarters Satna 35 km

Villages closest to Mara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagod 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 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Mara village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mara has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Mara covers 118.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mara is Sagma, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Mara.

Mara is about 35 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 Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 15 km away. Nāgod is about 15 km away. Sagma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongra (under 2 km), Pangara (under 2 km) and Ama (1.6 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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