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About Mari Village

Mari is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 299 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143531
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 299
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Mari compares

By the 2011 count Mari is the 197th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mari

The census records public bus service for Mari 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 Mari from other places

Mari lies about 16 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 1.6 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 Mari
Nearest railway station Parmanand 1.6 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 3.7 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 19 km

Villages closest to Mari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mari village had a population of 585. That makes it the 197th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Mari village has 299 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mari has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mari is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mari covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mari falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mari is Parmanand, about 1.6 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 Mari.

Mari is about 16 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mari is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 1.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 3.7 km away. Gurdaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmanand (under 2 km), Chhani Tola (1.6 km) and Lahri Sarmon (2.3 km).

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

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