About Marula Village

Marula is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 427 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marula village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144203
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	861
Male Population	427
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marula compares

By the 2011 count Marula is the 144th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Marula

Marula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marula as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marula from other places

Marula lies about 16 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 Marula
Nearest railway station	Mahngarwal Doaba	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	16 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	26 km

Villages closest to Marula

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

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Common questions about Marula

As per the Census of India 2011, Marula village had a population of 861. That makes it the 144th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Marula village has 427 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marula has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Marula is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marula covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marula falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marula is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marula.

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

Marula is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 16 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.