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About Marwara Village

Marwara is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 84.18 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 33
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwara compares

By the 2011 count Marwara is the 329th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 84.18 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Marwara

Marwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Marwara from other places

Marwara lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Marwara
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Marwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwara village had a population of 67. That makes it the 329th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Marwara village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwara has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Marwara is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwara covers 84.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marwara falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwara is Kotdwara, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Marwara.

Marwara is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwara is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanwari (under 2 km), Chindalwari (under 2 km) and Dhiswari (under 2 km).

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

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