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About Marar Village

Marar is one of the larger villages in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,799, made up of 4,001 males and 3,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722164
Area (hectares) 711.11 hectares
Population 7,799
Male Population 4,001
Female Population 3,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marar compares

By the 2011 count Marar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 711.11 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Marar

Marar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lohari, Madhuban, Mahish Khoar and Majdiha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marar

As per the Census of India 2011, Marar village had a population of 7,799. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Marar village has 4,001 males and 3,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Marar is 722164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marar covers 711.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marar falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Marar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Marar.

Marar is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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