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About Marhe Kalan Village

Marhe Kalan is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 932 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhe Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhe Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 467.53 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 932
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marhe Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Marhe Kalan is the 47th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 467.53 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 919.

Getting to Marhe Kalan

Marhe Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marhe Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhe Kalan from other places

Marhe Kalan lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, 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 Marhe Kalan
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 21 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 21 km
District headquarters Firozpur 28 km

Villages closest to Marhe Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Marhe Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhe Kalan village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 47th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Marhe Kalan village has 932 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhe Kalan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Marhe Kalan is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhe Kalan covers 467.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhe Kalan falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marhe Kalan is Guruhar Sahai, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhe Kalan.

Marhe Kalan is about 28 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhe Kalan is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 3.9 km away. Jalalabad is about 21 km away. Jalālābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marhe Khurd (under 2 km), Chak Kandhe Shah (2.8 km) and Chak Megha Wiran (3.0 km).

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

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