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About Maradag Village

Maradag is a small village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 120 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 120
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradag compares

By the 2011 count Maradag is the 104th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Maradag

Maradag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maradag 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maheshra, Mahugain, Majhauli and Majhganwan. 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 Maradag

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradag village had a population of 219. That makes it the 104th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Maradag village has 120 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradag has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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

Maradag covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maradag falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maradag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Maradag 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 Maradag today is likely to be higher.

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