About Marjum Village

Marjum is a mid sized village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 880 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marjum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marjum village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Katekalyan
Pincode	494449
Area (hectares)	571.89 hectares
Population	1,682
Male Population	880
Female Population	802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marjum compares

By the 2011 count Marjum is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 571.89 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Marjum

Marjum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marjum as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marjum from other places

Marjum lies about 35 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Sodra, about 20 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 Marjum
Tehsil headquarters	Katekalyan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhar Sodra	20 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	35 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	45 km

Villages closest to Marjum

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

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Common questions about Marjum

As per the Census of India 2011, Marjum village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Marjum village has 880 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marjum has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Marjum is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marjum covers 571.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marjum falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marjum is Kumhar Sodra, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Marjum.

Marjum is about 35 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marjum is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Katekalyan is about 14 km away. Kumhar Sodra is about 20 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.