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About Maragaon Village

Maragaon is a small village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 58 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Population 104
Male Population 58
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragaon compares

By the 2011 count Maragaon is the 124th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Maragaon

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

Maragaon lies about 24 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 8.2 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 Maragaon
Nearest railway station Silyari 8.2 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 24 km

Villages closest to Maragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragaon village had a population of 104. That makes it the 124th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Maragaon village has 58 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragaon has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Maragaon is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragaon falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maragaon is Silyari, about 8.2 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 Maragaon.

Maragaon is about 24 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragaon is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 8.2 km away. Tilda Newra is about 20 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paragaon (under 2 km), Ghataud (3.5 km) and Garbhantora (7.0 km).

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

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