Mararaਮਰਰਾ

Where is Marara?

Marara is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027794, and it covers 510 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,991 people in Marara: 2,018 men and 1,973 women, living in 821 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 510 hectares, the population density works out to about 783 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 447, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,373 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.16 per cent and women at 76.96 per cent. The census recorded 1,250 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 766 main workers, the largest group, 277, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 276 other workers in trade, transport and services and 187 cultivators on their own land. A further 484 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Marara's land. Of the village's 510 hectares, 425 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (425 hectares). About 85 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 227 cultivators and 439 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Marara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Makaura, Doburji, Chak Ram Sahai and Bharath Qazi Chak.

What is the population of Marara?

The population of Marara was 3,991 at the 2011 census, living in 821 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Marara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Marara has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.