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About Maroki Village

Maroki is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 552 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3623.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 3623.73 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 552
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroki compares

By the 2011 count Maroki is the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 3623.73 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Maroki

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

Maroki lies about 20 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 25 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 Maroki
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 20 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 25 km
Nearest town Bacheli 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 31 km

Villages closest to Maroki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroki village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Maroki village has 552 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroki has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Maroki is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroki covers 3623.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maroki falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maroki is Kirandul, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Maroki.

Maroki is about 20 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.

Maroki is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 20 km away. Kirandul is about 25 km away. Bacheli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankapal (4.1 km), Murki (5.2 km) and Chirmur (6.4 km).

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

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