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About Mar Village

Mar is a mid sized village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 421 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 149.05 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 421
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mar compares

By the 2011 count Mar is the 58th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 149.05 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mar

Mar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mar as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mar from other places

Mar lies about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 20 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
Nearest town Chandrakona 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrakona I 14 km
Nearest railway station Salboni 20 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 22 km

Villages closest to Mar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandrakona I 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 Mar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mar village had a population of 800. That makes it the 58th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Mar village has 421 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mar is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mar covers 149.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mar falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mar is Salboni, about 20 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 km distance for Mar.

Mar is about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mar is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 13 km away. Chandrakona I is about 14 km away. Salboni is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandur (14 km), Dianpur (19 km) and Shrinagar (22 km).

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

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