Marrarਮਰਰਰ

Where is Marrar?

Marrar is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038243, and it covers 312 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 191 people in Marrar: 108 men and 83 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 312 hectares, the population density works out to about 61 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 769 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.88 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 43, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Marrar's land. Of the village's 312 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 283 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Marrar is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harike and Burj Deva Singh.

What is the population of Marrar?

The population of Marrar was 191 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Marrar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Marrar has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.