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About Marar Village

Marar is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,899, made up of 2,074 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 777 hectares
Population 3,899
Male Population 2,074
Female Population 1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marar compares

By the 2011 count Marar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 777 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 910.

Getting to Marar

Marar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marar from other places

Marar lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, 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 Marar
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Marar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marar village had a population of 3,899. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Marar village has 2,074 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Marar is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marar covers 777 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marar falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marar is Jaintipura, about 3.2 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 village for Marar.

Marar is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marar is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 3.2 km away. Batala is about 8.8 km away. Batāla is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Baman (2.0 km), Dhadialanatt (2.2 km) and Khokhar (2.8 km).

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

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