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About Marodarha Village

Marodarha is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 345 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marodarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marodarha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 180.39 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 345
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marodarha compares

By the 2011 count Marodarha is the 63rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 180.39 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Marodarha

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

Marodarha lies about 7.6 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 32 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 Marodarha
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 32 km

Villages closest to Marodarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marodarha village had a population of 699. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Marodarha village has 345 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marodarha has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Marodarha is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marodarha covers 180.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marodarha falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marodarha is Raigarh, about 32 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 Marodarha.

Marodarha is about 7.6 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marodarha is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.6 km away. Raigarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lankapali (under 2 km), Dandaidih (under 2 km) and Khokhepur (under 2 km).

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

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