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About Marpa Village

Marpa is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 553 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 216.79 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 553
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marpa compares

By the 2011 count Marpa is the 53rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 216.79 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Marpa

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

Marpa lies about 6.1 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 73 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 Marpa
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 4.1 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 73 km

Villages closest to Marpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marpa village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Marpa village has 553 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marpa has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Marpa is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marpa covers 216.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marpa falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marpa is Hathbandh, about 73 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 Marpa.

Marpa is about 6.1 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marpa is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 4.1 km away. Kabeerdham is about 6.1 km away. Hathbandh is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghughari Khurd (under 2 km), Khuntu (under 2 km) and Ghughari Kalan (1.6 km).

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

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