About Marikel Village

Marikel is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 89 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares.

Marikel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marikel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Area (hectares)	354 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	89
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marikel compares

By the 2011 count Marikel is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Marikel

Marikel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marikel 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 Marikel from other places

Marikel lies about 53 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 9.4 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 Marikel
Nearest railway station	Parbatonia	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	15 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	32 km
District headquarters	Simdega	53 km

Villages closest to Marikel

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.

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Common questions about Marikel

As per the Census of India 2011, Marikel village had a population of 185. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Marikel village has 89 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marikel has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Marikel covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marikel falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marikel is Parbatonia, about 9.4 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 Marikel.

Marikel is about 53 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marikel is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 9.4 km away. Bano is about 15 km away. Birmitrapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.