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About Maraula Village

Maraula is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 354 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 354
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Maraula compares

By the 2011 count Maraula is the 146th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Maraula

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

Maraula lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 13 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 Maraula
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 13 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 53 km

Villages closest to Maraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraula village had a population of 673. That makes it the 146th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Maraula village has 354 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraula has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Maraula is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraula covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maraula falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maraula is Musahibpur, about 13 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 Maraula.

Maraula is about 53 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraula is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 13 km away. Musahibpur is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waziran (under 2 km), Sariana (1.8 km) and Hazipur (1.8 km).

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

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