About Marh Village

Marh is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 45 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Didihat
Pincode	262552
Area (hectares)	57.37 hectares
Population	92
Male Population	45
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
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 Marh compares

By the 2011 count Marh is the 238th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 57.37 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1103.

Getting to Marh

Marh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marh 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 Marh from other places

Marh lies about 23 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Marh
Tehsil headquarters	Didihat	18 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	23 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	23 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	80 km

Villages closest to Marh

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

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Common questions about Marh

As per the Census of India 2011, Marh village had a population of 92. That makes it the 238th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Marh village has 45 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marh has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Marh is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marh covers 57.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marh falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Marh is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Marh.

Marh is about 23 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marh is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 23 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.