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About Marhe Khurd Village

Marhe Khurd is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 373 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhe Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhe Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 299.55 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 373
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marhe Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Marhe Khurd is the 133rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 299.55 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Marhe Khurd

The census records public bus service for Marhe Khurd as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhe Khurd from other places

Marhe Khurd lies about 29 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, about 3.2 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 20 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 29 km

Villages closest to Marhe Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhe Khurd village had a population of 722. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Marhe Khurd village has 373 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhe Khurd has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

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

Marhe Khurd covers 299.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Marhe Khurd is Guruhar Sahai, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marhe Khurd.

Marhe Khurd is about 29 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhe Khurd is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 3.2 km away. Jalalabad is about 20 km away. Jalālābād is about 20 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Pindi (2.4 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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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