About Marten Village

Marten is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marten Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marten village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793121
Population	43
Male Population	22
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marten compares

By the 2011 count Marten is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Marten

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

Marten lies about 34 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Marten
Nearest town	Shella	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	32 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	34 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	75 km

Villages closest to Marten

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

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Common questions about Marten

As per the Census of India 2011, Marten village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Marten village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marten has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Marten is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marten falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Marten is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Marten.

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

Marten is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 27 km away. Mawphlang is about 32 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.