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About Marwadi Village

Marwadi is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 438 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 689.25 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 438
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwadi compares

By the 2011 count Marwadi is the 51st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 689.25 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Marwadi

Marwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marwadi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marwadi from other places

Marwadi lies about 47 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Marwadi
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 6.2 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 47 km

Villages closest to Marwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwadi village had a population of 899. That makes it the 51st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Marwadi village has 438 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwadi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Marwadi is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwadi covers 689.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marwadi falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Marwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Marwadi.

Marwadi is about 47 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.

Marwadi is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 6.2 km away. Dhamtari is about 24 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariyapahar (2.3 km), Maradeo (2.8 km) and Butbani (3.5 km).

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

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