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About Mardel Village

Mardel is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 206 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mardel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mardel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 442.32 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 206
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mardel compares

By the 2011 count Mardel is the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 442.32 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1044.

Getting to Mardel

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

Mardel lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 8.6 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 Mardel
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 8.6 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 25 km

Villages closest to Mardel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mardel village had a population of 426. That makes it the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Mardel village has 206 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mardel has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Mardel is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mardel covers 442.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mardel falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mardel is Gudum, about 8.6 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 Mardel.

Mardel is about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mardel is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 7.0 km away. Gudum is about 8.6 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekadodha (2.1 km), Iragaon (2.2 km) and Dabkatta (2.2 km).

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

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