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About Marakatola Village

Marakatola is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 167 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marakatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marakatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 424.71 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 167
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marakatola compares

By the 2011 count Marakatola is the 99th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 424.71 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Marakatola

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

Marakatola lies about 19 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, 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 Marakatola
Nearest railway station Murhipar 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 19 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 19 km

Villages closest to Marakatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marakatola village had a population of 345. That makes it the 99th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Marakatola village has 167 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marakatola has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Marakatola is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marakatola covers 424.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marakatola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marakatola is Murhipar, 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 Marakatola.

Marakatola is about 19 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marakatola is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Murhipar is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Mohla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marartola (under 2 km), Markamtola (under 2 km) and Bhagawantola (4.9 km).

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

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