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Mara

मारा
Patharia mandal
Pincode 470661
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
radhika rani
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LGD code
462179
Pincode
470661
Post office
Damoh Bazaria
Population
1,166
Households
321
Literacy rate
62.6%
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000♂
Workers
425
Distance to district centre
282 km
Distance to mandal centre
267 km
Distance to Bhopal
317 km
Distance to Delhi
283 km
Nearest railway station
Kailaras · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Sujarma · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mara compares

By population, Mara ranks #44 of 131 villages in Patharia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.6%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Mara
62.6%
Patharia mandal
60.7%
Damoh district
59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
875
−26 vs mandal average
Mara
875
Patharia mandal
901
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Mara
3.6
Patharia mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mara at a glance

Mara is a village of 1,166 people in 321 households (Census 2011) in Patharia tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, the 44th-largest of 131 villages in Patharia tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. It lies 282 km from the Damoh district centre, 14 km from Barouli, the nearest town, 22 km from Kailaras railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470661, served by Damoh Bazaria post office; the LGD village code is 462179. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Sujarma, 18 km away. The sarpanch is radhika rani, and the village votes in Naryoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Er. Pradeep Lariya. The population is estimated at 1,375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mara · this village1,16663%
Mara · Joura90141%0 km N
Mara · Buxwaha00 km N
Mara · Majhgawan19534%0 km N
Mara · Nagod729%0 km N
Nitanwas · Vijaypur64051%3.6 km S
Rakehara · Joura48248%4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATHARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
17
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
341.92
Irrigated area (ha)
69.3
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mara

LGD code
462179
Pincode
470661
Post office
Damoh Bazaria
Population (Census 2011)
1,166
Population (projected 2026)
1,375
Households
321
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
875
Literacy rate
62.6%
Coordinates
26.10304°N, 77.65117°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Naryoli
Member of Parliament
Lata Wankhede
Member of Legislative Assembly
Er. Pradeep Lariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
radhika rani
Block / Mandal
Patharia
Getting there

How to reach Mara

Mandal centre
Patharia · ≈ 267 km
≈ 9 h 8 min by car · 10 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Damoh · ≈ 282 km
≈ 9 h 39 min by car · 11 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,584 people
Barouli · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal317 kmcapital
  • Delhi283 km
  • Mumbai922 km
  • Hyderabad973 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKailaras22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Sujarma18 km
  • CollegeJawhar Navodaya Vidyalaya. Shivpuri.54 km
  • Police stationMadhav Jang Police Station50 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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