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About Mar Gaon Village

Mar Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 98 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 60.95 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 98
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mar Gaon is the 129th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 60.95 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Mar Gaon

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

Mar Gaon lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Mar Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 13 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 57 km

Villages closest to Mar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Mar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mar Gaon village had a population of 222. That makes it the 129th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Mar Gaon village has 98 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mar Gaon has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Mar Gaon is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mar Gaon covers 60.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mar Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 57 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mar Gaon.

Mar Gaon is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mar Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 7.4 km away. Pauri is about 13 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhari (2.3 km), Dhari Gunth (2.3 km) and Sindi (2.5 km).

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

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