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About Marchha Village

Marchha is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 87 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262546
Area (hectares) 132.54 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 87
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
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 Marchha compares

By the 2011 count Marchha is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 132.54 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Marchha

Marchha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marchha 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. The nearest villages by name are Kimkhola, Kuti, Lum and Lumati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marchha

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchha village had a population of 185. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Marchha village has 87 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchha has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Marchha is 262546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchha covers 132.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marchha falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Marchha notes the nearest railway station 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 Marchha.

Marchha is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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