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About Marwara Village

Marwara is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 44 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, 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 Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 155.4 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 44
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwara compares

By the 2011 count Marwara is the 142nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 155.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Marwara

Marwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 23 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
Nearest town Tehri 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km

Villages closest to Marwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 85. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Marwara village has 44 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Marwara is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwara covers 155.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marwara falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Marwara is Rishikesh, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marwara.

Marwara is about 49 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 Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 18 km away. Rishikesh is about 23 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamkot (2.1 km), Fandakot Talla (2.1 km) and Shrikot (2.1 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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