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About Marhata Village

Marhata is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 499 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497235
Area (hectares) 543.47 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 499
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhata compares

By the 2011 count Marhata is the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 543.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Marhata

Marhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhata 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. The nearest villages by name are Madidand, Majhgawan, Makanpur and Mani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhata village had a population of 980. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Marhata village has 499 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhata has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Marhata is 497235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhata covers 543.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marhata falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Marhata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Marhata.

Marhata is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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