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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Marem
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.307|N|94.451|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 1663
| population_total = 750
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tangkhul Naga language|Tangkhul]] (Marem Tui)
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 795142
| registration_plate = MN
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Ukhrul]] [[Kohima]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 88.32%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Outer Manipur
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Chingai]]
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'''Marem''' is a village located north of [[Ukhrul]] in Ukhrul district, [[Manipur]] state, India. The village is approximately 48 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 [[Imphal]]-[[Kohima]] via [[Jessami]] passes through the village. The village is often in the news for the deplorable condition of the National Highway stretch that passes through the village land.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Marem is one of the villages that used to make indigenous salt from salt springs and supply to other Tangkhul villages before the advent of common salt.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} The village is flanked by [[Peh]] in the west, [[Chingai]] in the east, [[Ngahui]] and [[Kalhang]] in the south and [[Chingjaroi]] and [[Namrei]] in the north. Locally inhabitants speak Marem dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

==Total population==
According to 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270372-marem-manipur.html|title=Marem population|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref> Marem has 89 households with the total of 327 people of which 157 are male and 170 are female. Of the total population, 61 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of Marem village is 1083 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 79.32%. Male literacy rate stands at 87.60% while female literacy rate was 71.53%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukhrul.nic.in/cit/Chingai-Jan/Marem%20Village1.pdf|title=SSA Work at Marem|publisher=NIC|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref>

==People and occupation==
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. The inhabitants of Marem are Christians and agriculture is the primary occupation. The village is well known in the district for its scenery and the various talent of the people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=26..120415.apr15|title=Talents of Marem|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2025}}

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Ukhrul district]]

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Dhwanika Joshi at 16:39, 18 August 2025