Marara Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Marara is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 821 families residing in the village Marara. The total population of Marara is 3,991 out of which 2,018 are males and 1,973 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marara is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marara village is 447 which is 11% of the total population. There are 236 male children and 211 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marara is 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Marara village.

Population
3,991
Families
821
Literacy
82.59%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marara is 82.6%. Thus Marara village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 88.16% and the female literacy rate is 76.96% in Marara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Marara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Marara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Marara village.

Total Male Female
Children 447 236 211
Literacy 82.59% 88.16% 76.96%
Scheduled Caste 1,373 718 655
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,064 447 617

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Marara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marara village out of total population, 1,250 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,250 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 277 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 766 586 180
Cultivators 187 151 36
Agriculture Labourer 277 187 90
Household Industries 26 22 4
Other Workers 276 226 50
Marginal Workers 484 399 85
Non Working 2,741 1,033 1,708

Nearby Villages to Marara,

Below are the list of villages near Marara village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Makaura 1,082
Doburji 422
Chak Ram Sahai 40
Bharath Qazi Chak 2,441
Kaira 1,392
Munnanwali 1,081
Toor 186
Dodwan 2,211
Mami Chak Ranga 210
Pindi Rangran 1,665

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