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About Marigara Village

Marigara is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 347 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marigara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825334
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 347
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Marigara compares

By the 2011 count Marigara is the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Marigara

Marigara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marigara 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 Marigara from other places

Marigara lies about 30 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 6.8 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 Marigara
Nearest railway station Kathautia 6.8 km
Nearest town Chatrā 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 30 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 30 km

Villages closest to Marigara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marigara village had a population of 668. That makes it the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Marigara village has 347 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marigara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Marigara is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marigara covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marigara falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marigara is Kathautia, about 6.8 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 Marigara.

Marigara is about 30 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marigara is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 6.8 km away. Chatrā is about 30 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konhar (under 2 km), Amjhar (2.3 km) and Manar (2.3 km).

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

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