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About Maranghatu Village

Maranghatu is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 835 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maranghatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranghatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 835
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maranghatu compares

By the 2011 count Maranghatu is the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Maranghatu

Maranghatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maranghatu as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maranghatu from other places

Maranghatu lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 Maranghatu
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 20 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 22 km

Villages closest to Maranghatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranghatu village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Maranghatu village has 835 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranghatu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Maranghatu is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maranghatu covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maranghatu falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maranghatu is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maranghatu.

Maranghatu is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maranghatu is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 2.1 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramaisal (under 2 km), Bhurkunda (under 2 km) and Jowajanjir (1.8 km).

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

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