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About Maradih Village

Maradih is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 424 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 424
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradih compares

By the 2011 count Maradih is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Maradih

Maradih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maradih as Available within 10+ 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 Maradih from other places

Maradih lies about 19 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 11 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 Maradih
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 11 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 19 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km

Villages closest to Maradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradih village had a population of 803. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Maradih village has 424 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradih has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Maradih is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradih covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maradih falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maradih is Barkichampi, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Maradih.

Maradih is about 19 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradih is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 2.9 km away. Barkichampi is about 11 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jilinga (under 2 km), Pandra (under 2 km) and Jido (1.7 km).

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

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