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About Marrar Village

Marrar is a small village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 108 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marrar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143412
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 108
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
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 Marrar compares

By the 2011 count Marrar is the 177th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Marrar

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

Marrar lies about 32 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 7.2 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 Marrar
Nearest railway station Makhu 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 16 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 32 km

Villages closest to Marrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marrar village had a population of 191. That makes it the 177th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Marrar village has 108 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marrar has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Marrar is 143412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marrar covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marrar falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Marrar is Makhu, about 7.2 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 Marrar.

Marrar is about 32 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marrar is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Makhu is about 7.2 km away. Patti is about 16 km away. Tarn Taran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harike (under 2 km), Buh (3.5 km) and Burj Deva Singh (4.4 km).

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

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