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About Marauda Village

Marauda is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 302 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marauda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 302
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marauda compares

By the 2011 count Marauda is the 48th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Marauda

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

Marauda lies about 14 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, about 4.5 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 Marauda
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 14 km

Villages closest to Marauda

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 Marauda

As per the Census of India 2011, Marauda village had a population of 597. That makes it the 48th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Marauda village has 302 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marauda has about 977 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 1028.

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

Marauda covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marauda falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marauda is Bhatgaon, about 4.5 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 Marauda.

Marauda is about 14 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marauda is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 4.5 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baherabuda (under 2 km), Hasauda (4.0 km) and Kurund (8.1 km).

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

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