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About Marangpuri Village

Marangpuri is a mid sized village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 872 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marangpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marangpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 514.36 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 872
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marangpuri compares

By the 2011 count Marangpuri is the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 514.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Marangpuri

Marangpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marangpuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marangpuri from other places

Marangpuri lies about 90 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 76 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Marangpuri
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 48 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 76 km
District headquarters Bastar 90 km

Villages closest to Marangpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Marangpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Marangpuri village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Marangpuri village has 872 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marangpuri has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Marangpuri is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marangpuri covers 514.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marangpuri falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marangpuri is Antagarh, about 76 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Marangpuri.

Marangpuri is about 90 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marangpuri is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 48 km away. Antagarh is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palana (2.4 km), Banskot (2.6 km) and Udidgaon (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Marangpuri today is likely to be higher.

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