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About Marora Village

Marora is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 145 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, 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 Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 124.68 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 145
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marora compares

By the 2011 count Marora is the 30th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 124.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Marora

Marora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marora as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marora from other places

Marora lies about 8.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Jakhnidhar 2.0 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.5 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Marora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhnidhar 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 338. That makes it the 30th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Marora village has 145 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marora has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Marora is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marora covers 124.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Marora is Rishikesh, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marora.

Marora is about 8.5 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 Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 2.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.5 km away. Tehri is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandi Maya Kafali (under 2 km), Bhatkot (under 2 km) and Kumardhar Maya Maroda (under 2 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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