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About Maru Tola Kalan Village

Maru Tola Kalan is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 399 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maru Tola Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maru Tola Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 348.3 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 399
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maru Tola Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Maru Tola Kalan is the 83rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 348.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Maru Tola Kalan

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

Maru Tola Kalan lies about 42 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 35 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 Maru Tola Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 5.4 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 35 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Maru Tola Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 Maru Tola Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Maru Tola Kalan village had a population of 786. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Maru Tola Kalan village has 399 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maru Tola Kalan has about 970 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Maru Tola Kalan is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maru Tola Kalan covers 348.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maru Tola Kalan falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maru Tola Kalan is Jatkanhar, about 35 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 Maru Tola Kalan.

Maru Tola Kalan is about 42 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maru Tola Kalan is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 5.4 km away. Khairāgarh is about 5.4 km away. Jatkanhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohkabod (2.1 km), Kanchri (2.1 km) and Amlidih Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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