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About Marari Kalan Village

Marari Kalan is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,034 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marari Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Marari Kalan is the 43rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Marari Kalan

Marari Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marari Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marari Kalan from other places

Marari Kalan lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 4.6 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 Marari Kalan
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 4.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 24 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Marari Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Marari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Marari Kalan village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Marari Kalan village has 1,034 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marari Kalan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Marari Kalan is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marari Kalan covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marari Kalan falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marari Kalan is Jaintipura, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Marari Kalan.

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

Marari Kalan is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 4.6 km away. Batāla is about 15 km away. Amritsar I 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 Thariwal (under 2 km), Rangilpura (under 2 km) and Marari Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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