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About Marrakona Village

Marrakona is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 452 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marrakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marrakona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 314.1 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 452
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marrakona compares

By the 2011 count Marrakona is the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 314.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Marrakona

Marrakona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marrakona as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Marrakona from other places

Marrakona lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 19 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 Marrakona
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 12 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 19 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Marrakona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathariya 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 Marrakona

As per the Census of India 2011, Marrakona village had a population of 899. That makes it the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Marrakona village has 452 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marrakona has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Marrakona is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marrakona covers 314.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marrakona falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marrakona is Dagori, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Marrakona.

Marrakona is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marrakona is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 12 km away. Dagori is about 19 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparlod (1.6 km), Dighora (2.1 km) and Ghutheli (2.4 km).

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

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