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About Maradag Village

Maradag is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 368 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 368
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Maradag compares

By the 2011 count Maradag is the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Maradag

Maradag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maradag 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahugain, Mahurawan, Majurahi and Manandohar. 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 717. That makes it the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Maradag village has 368 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradag has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

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

Maradag covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maradag falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maradag.

Maradag is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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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