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About Marur Village

Marur is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 381 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142050
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 381
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marur compares

By the 2011 count Marur is the 111th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 919.

Getting to Marur

Marur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marur from other places

Marur lies about 24 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulhani, about 10 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 Marur
Nearest railway station Sulhani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 24 km

Villages closest to Marur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marur village had a population of 696. That makes it the 111th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Marur village has 381 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Marur is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marur covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marur falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marur is Sulhani, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marur.

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

Marur is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Sulhani is about 10 km away. Zira is about 12 km away. Firozpur 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 Gogoani (under 2 km), Chuchak Wind (1.8 km) and Kasoana (2.3 km).

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

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