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About Marora Village

Marora is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 34 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, 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 Tehri
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 30.75 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 34
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 263rd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 30.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

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 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 4.8 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 37 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 Tehri 4.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 37 km

Villages closest to Marora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 60. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Marora village has 34 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marora has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Marora is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marora covers 30.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Marora is Harrawala, about 37 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 Marora.

Marora is about 4.8 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 Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 4.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.8 km away. Harrawala is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiwar Gaon (under 2 km), Ram Gaon (1.6 km) and Godi Sirain (1.9 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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