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About Marrakona Village

Marrakona is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 563 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marrakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marrakona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 335.77 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 563
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marrakona compares

By the 2011 count Marrakona is the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 335.77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Marrakona

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

Marrakona lies about 62 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 12 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 Marrakona
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 12 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Marrakona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marrakona village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Marrakona village has 563 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marrakona has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Marrakona is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marrakona covers 335.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marrakona falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marrakona is Bhatapara, about 12 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 village for Marrakona.

Marrakona is about 62 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marrakona is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 12 km away. Simga 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 Daurenga (1.8 km), Bamhanidih (2.3 km) and Deoridih (2.6 km).

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

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