About Marchadih Village

Marchadih is a small village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 176 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	151.81 hectares
Population	373
Male Population	176
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marchadih compares

By the 2011 count Marchadih is the 58th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 151.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Marchadih

Marchadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marchadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marchadih from other places

Marchadih lies about 63 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 2.9 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 Marchadih
Nearest railway station	Suisa	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	20 km
Nearest town	Būndu	31 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	63 km

Villages closest to Marchadih

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

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Common questions about Marchadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchadih village had a population of 373. That makes it the 58th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Marchadih village has 176 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchadih has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Marchadih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchadih covers 151.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marchadih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marchadih is Suisa, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Marchadih is about 63 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marchadih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Suisa is about 2.9 km away. Sonahatu is about 20 km away. Būndu is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.