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About Marwa Village

Marwa is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,520 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,520
Female Population 1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Majhganwan, Manhu, Maradag and Marhipta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 2,940. That makes it the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Marwa village has 1,520 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Marwa is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwa covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marwa falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Marwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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