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About Marbeda Village

Marbeda is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 76 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marbeda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marbeda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 307.09 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 76
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marbeda compares

By the 2011 count Marbeda is the 247th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 307.09 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Marbeda

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

Marbeda lies about 81 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 62 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 Marbeda
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 27 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 62 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 64 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 81 km

Villages closest to Marbeda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marbeda village had a population of 170. That makes it the 247th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Marbeda village has 76 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marbeda has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Marbeda is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marbeda covers 307.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marbeda falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Marbeda is Antagarh, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Marbeda.

Marbeda is about 81 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.

Marbeda is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 27 km away. Antagarh is about 62 km away. Nārāinpur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakurkal (under 2 km), Jonawar (2.7 km) and Beloda (3.1 km).

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

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