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About Mardu Village

Mardu is a small village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 206 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mardu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 111.8 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 206
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mardu compares

By the 2011 count Mardu is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 111.8 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mardu

Mardu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mardu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mardu from other places

Mardu lies about 18 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 8.3 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 Mardu
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bes 8.3 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 18 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 18 km

Villages closest to Mardu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mardu village had a population of 397. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Mardu village has 206 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mardu has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mardu is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mardu covers 111.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mardu falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mardu is Bes, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mardu.

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

Mardu is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 5.5 km away. Bes is about 8.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahugain Khurd (under 2 km), Mahugain Kalan (under 2 km) and Chandaul (under 2 km).

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

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