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About Marartola Village

Marartola is a mid sized village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 397 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marartola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 310.31 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 397
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marartola compares

By the 2011 count Marartola is the 20th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 310.31 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1028.

Getting to Marartola

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

Marartola 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 Marartola
Nearest railway station Murhipar 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 19 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 19 km

Villages closest to Marartola

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 Marartola

As per the Census of India 2011, Marartola village had a population of 771. That makes it the 20th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Marartola village has 397 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marartola has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

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

Marartola covers 310.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marartola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marartola 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 Marartola.

Marartola 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.

Marartola 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 Marakatola (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 Marartola today is likely to be higher.

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