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About Mardhan Village

Mardhan is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 662 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mardhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mardhan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 662
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mardhan compares

By the 2011 count Mardhan is the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mardhan

Mardhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mardhan as Available within 5 - 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 Mardhan from other places

Mardhan lies about 62 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 22 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 Mardhan
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 17 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 22 km
Nearest town Būndu 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 62 km

Villages closest to Mardhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Mardhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mardhan village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Mardhan village has 662 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mardhan has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Mardhan covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mardhan falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mardhan is Tiraldih, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mardhan.

Mardhan is about 62 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mardhan is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 17 km away. Tiraldih is about 22 km away. Būndu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhan Bhuidih (1.5 km), Domodih (1.6 km) and Chirudih (1.8 km).

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

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