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About Maro Village

Maro is a large village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,461, made up of 1,780 males and 1,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maro village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713144
Area (hectares) 743.8 hectares
Population 3,461
Male Population 1,780
Female Population 1,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maro compares

By the 2011 count Maro is the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 743.8 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Maro

Maro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maro as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Loapur, Mahulara, Mallasarul and Mallikpara. 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 Maro

As per the Census of India 2011, Maro village had a population of 3,461. That makes it the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Maro village has 1,780 males and 1,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maro has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Maro is 713144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maro covers 743.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maro falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maro.

Maro is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Maro today is likely to be higher.

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