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About Marora Village

Marora is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 109 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marora village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 85.89 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 109
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marora compares

By the 2011 count Marora is the 123rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 85.89 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Marora

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

Marora lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 18 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 Marora
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 6.8 km
Nearest town Rāipur 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km

Villages closest to Marora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marora village had a population of 224. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Marora village has 109 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marora has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Marora is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marora covers 85.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marora falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Marora is Harrawala, about 18 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 village for Marora.

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

Marora is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 6.8 km away. Rāipur is about 16 km away. Harrawala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ringalgarh (under 2 km), Manj Gaon (2.0 km) and Pujar Gaon (2.5 km).

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

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