Marh | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 32.9°N 74.82°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jammu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1185[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Dogri, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Marh is a village and municipality in Jammu district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located 26 kilometres from district headquarters Jammu.
According to the 2011 census of India, Wavoora has 228 households.[1] The literacy rate of Marh village was 82.06% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Marh, Male literacy stands at 88.63% while the female literacy rate was 74.60%.
Population | 1185 | 629 | 556 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 126 | 66 | 60 | |
388 | 212 | 176 | ||
22 | 9 | 13 | ||
Literacy | 82.06% | 88.63% | 74.60% | |
Workers (all) | 392 | 347 | 45 | |
Main workers (total) | 374 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 18 | 14 | 4 |
Marh is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A.
The nearest railway station to Marh is Jammu Tawi railway station located at a distance of 30 kilometres.
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 32 kilometres.