About Marda Village

Marda is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 381 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494665
Area (hectares)	625.97 hectares
Population	799
Male Population	381
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marda compares

By the 2011 count Marda is the 58th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 625.97 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, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Marda

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

Marda lies about 76 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 61 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 Marda
Tehsil headquarters	Pakhanjur	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Keoti	61 km
Nearest town	Garhchiroli	64 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	76 km

Villages closest to Marda

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.

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Common questions about Marda

As per the Census of India 2011, Marda village had a population of 799. That makes it the 58th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Marda village has 381 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marda has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Marda is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marda covers 625.97 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Marda is Keoti, about 61 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 Marda.

Marda is about 76 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.

Marda is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 9.0 km away. Keoti is about 61 km away. Garhchiroli is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.