About Marda Village

Marda is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 600 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1375.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1375.85 hectares
Population	1,205
Male Population	600
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marda compares

By the 2011 count Marda is the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1375.85 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 967.

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 within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 51 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 34 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	Bhandaria	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	34 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	45 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	51 km

Villages closest to Marda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandaria 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 1,205. That makes it the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Marda village has 600 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marda has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Marda is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marda covers 1375.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marda falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marda is Barwadih Junction, about 34 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marda.

Marda is about 51 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marda is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 4.2 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 34 km away. Medininagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.