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About Marani Village

Marani is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 319 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Marani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 319
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marani compares

By the 2011 count Marani is the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Marani

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

Marani lies about 54 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 7.5 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 Marani
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 19 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 29 km
District headquarters Simdega 54 km

Villages closest to Marani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marani village had a population of 657. That makes it the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Marani village has 319 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marani has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Marani covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marani falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marani is Parbatonia, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Marani.

Marani is about 54 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marani is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 7.5 km away. Bano is about 19 km away. Birmitrapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanta (1.8 km), Tembro (1.9 km) and Kenwgutu (2.2 km).

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

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