About Marda Village

Marda is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 492 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	735 hectares
Population	959
Male Population	492
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 735 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Marda

Marda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 28 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	Palkot	9.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	18 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	18 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	28 km

Villages closest to Marda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palkot 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 959. That makes it the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Marda village has 492 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marda has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Marda is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marda covers 735 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 Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marda is Pokla, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Marda.

Marda is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marda is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 9.1 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.