About Martara Village

Martara is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 792 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Martara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Martara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	627.97 hectares
Population	1,551
Male Population	792
Female Population	759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Martara compares

By the 2011 count Martara is the 28th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 627.97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Martara

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

Martara lies about 76 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 43 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 Martara
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	14 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	43 km
District headquarters	Durg	76 km

Villages closest to Martara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Martara village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 28th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Martara village has 792 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Martara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Martara is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Martara covers 627.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Martara falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Martara is Hathbandh, about 43 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 Martara.

Martara is about 76 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Martara is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 14 km away. Hathbandh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.