About Mar Gaon Village

Mar Gaon is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 129 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, 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	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246475
Area (hectares)	38.86 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	129
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mar Gaon is the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 38.86 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

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 village. 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 Mar Gaon from other places

Mar Gaon lies about 73 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 40 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	9.1 km
Nearest town	Almora	34 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	40 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	73 km

Villages closest to Mar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mar Gaon village had a population of 259. That makes it the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Mar Gaon village has 129 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mar Gaon has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Mar Gaon is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mar Gaon covers 38.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mar Gaon falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mar Gaon is Ramnagar, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mar Gaon.

Mar Gaon is about 73 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mar Gaon is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 9.1 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.