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About Margaon Village

Margaon is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,769, made up of 848 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 514.2 hectares
Population 1,769
Male Population 848
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margaon compares

By the 2011 count Margaon is the 13th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 514.2 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Margaon

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

Margaon lies about 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 14 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 Margaon
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Musra 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 20 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Margaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margaon village had a population of 1,769. That makes it the 13th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Margaon village has 848 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margaon has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Margaon is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margaon covers 514.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Margaon falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Margaon is Musra, about 14 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 Margaon.

Margaon is about 20 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margaon is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 7.0 km away. Musra is about 14 km away. Dongargarh 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 Girgaon (under 2 km), Jarwahi (1.9 km) and Chamarray Tolagaon (2.2 km).

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

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