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About Marhi Kapa Village

Marhi Kapa is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 410 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhi Kapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhi Kapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495113
Area (hectares) 154.93 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 410
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marhi Kapa compares

By the 2011 count Marhi Kapa is the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 154.93 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 976.

Getting to Marhi Kapa

Marhi Kapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhi Kapa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marhi Kapa from other places

Marhi Kapa lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 8.7 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 Marhi Kapa
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 16 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Marhi Kapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur 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 Marhi Kapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhi Kapa village had a population of 819. That makes it the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Marhi Kapa village has 410 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhi Kapa has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Marhi Kapa is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhi Kapa covers 154.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhi Kapa falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marhi Kapa is Kargi Road, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marhi Kapa.

Marhi Kapa is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhi Kapa is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kargi Road is about 8.7 km away. Takhatpur is about 16 km away. Ratanpur 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 Ghoramal (1.7 km), Panda Kapa (2.3 km) and Belgahna (3.9 km).

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

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