About Mar Gaon Village

Mar Gaon is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 266 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, 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	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249196
Area (hectares)	132.34 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	266
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 132.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Mar Gaon

Mar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mar Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mar Gaon from other places

Mar Gaon lies about 15 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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	Chiniyalisaur	15 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	15 km
Nearest town	Tehri	30 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	46 km

Villages closest to Mar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur 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 519. That makes it the 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Mar Gaon village has 266 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mar Gaon has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mar Gaon is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mar Gaon covers 132.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mar Gaon falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mar Gaon is Dehradun, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mar Gaon.

Mar Gaon is about 15 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mar Gaon is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 15 km away. Uttarkashi is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.