About Marwa Village

Marwa is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 485 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Bassi Pathana
Pincode	140412
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	866
Male Population	485
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	786
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 40th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Noganwan, about 5.6 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 Marwa
Nearest railway station	Noganwan	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bassi Pathana	7.9 km
Nearest town	Basi	7.9 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	76 km

Villages closest to Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Marwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 866. That makes it the 40th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Marwa village has 485 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marwa falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Noganwan, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Noganwan is about 5.6 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 7.9 km away. Basi is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.