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About Marra Village

Marra is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 969 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491221
Area (hectares) 715.06 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 969
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marra compares

By the 2011 count Marra is the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 715.06 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Marra

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

Marra lies about 26 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 14 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 Marra
Tehsil headquarters Patan 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Risama 14 km
Nearest town Bhilai 20 km
District headquarters Durg 26 km

Villages closest to Marra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marra village had a population of 2,024. That makes it the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Marra village has 969 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marra has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Marra is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marra covers 715.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marra falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marra is Risama, about 14 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 Marra.

Marra is about 26 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marra is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 8.0 km away. Risama is about 14 km away. Bhilai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuma (2.0 km), Matang (2.2 km) and Amalori (2.2 km).

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

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