# Marar Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/marar/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Marar Marar is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143507**. The 2011 Census counted **3,899 people in 714 households**, the 14th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 3,899people (2011) - 714households - 68.9%literacy - 143507PIN code ## Marar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marar is 143507.** Marar falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143507 - Gram panchayatMarar - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028795 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marar from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)43 km by road - Batala (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Marar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Marar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhadialanatt - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 17 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 88% of the 777 hectares of village land is sown, and 682 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Marar Of every 100 households in Marar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Marar · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **93% Toilet within the home ****47%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **36% Tap water ****3%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **56% Use banking services ****43%** **59% Television ****74%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Marar? ■ Marar · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **798 Working population ****32.3%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 389 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (12%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 358 (28%) · **■** Marginal 323 (26%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Batala - Dalla4,257 people - Bham4,250 people - Dakoha4,066 people - Wadala Granthian4,015 people - Dhadialanatt3,878 people - Veela Bajju3,851 people - Rangar Nangal3,592 people - Basrai3,565 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marar?143507 - How far is Marar from Gurdaspur?43 km by road - What is the population of Marar?3,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marar in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Marar?68.9% (Census 2011)