Skip to main content

About Marra Village

Marra is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 264 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 82.97 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 264
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Marra compares

By the 2011 count Marra is the 126th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 82.97 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Marra

The census records public bus service for Marra 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Mahishgot, Maisali, Majila Pur and Majna. 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 Marra

As per the Census of India 2011, Marra village had a population of 490. That makes it the 126th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Marra village has 264 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marra has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Marra is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marra covers 82.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marra falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Marra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Marra is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Marra today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All