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Marar Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Marar is a large village located in Batala Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 714 families residing. The Marar village has population of 3899 of which 2074 are males while 1825 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marar village population of children with age 0-6 is 453 which makes up 11.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marar village is 880 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Marar as per census is 841, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Marar village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Marar village was 68.95 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Marar Male literacy stands at 72.92 % while female literacy rate was 64.46 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Marar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Marar village.

Marar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 714 - -
Population 3,899 2,074 1,825
Child (0-6) 453 246 207
Schedule Caste 1,063 582 481
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 68.95 % 72.92 % 64.46 %
Total Workers 1,259 1,041 218
Main Worker 936 - -
Marginal Worker 323 172 151

Caste Factor

Marar village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.26 % of total population in Marar village. The village Marar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Marar village out of total population, 1259 were engaged in work activities. 74.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1259 workers engaged in Main Work, 389 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.