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About Mardangarh Village

Mardangarh is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 86 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.99 hectares hectares.

Mardangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mardangarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 536.99 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 86
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mardangarh compares

By the 2011 count Mardangarh is the 152nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 536.99 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mardangarh

Mardangarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mardangarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mardangarh from other places

Mardangarh lies about 49 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 9.9 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 Mardangarh
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 17 km
Nearest town Sihorā 35 km
District headquarters Katni 49 km

Villages closest to Mardangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mardangarh village had a population of 162. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Mardangarh village has 86 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mardangarh has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Mardangarh covers 536.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mardangarh falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mardangarh is Ratangaon, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Mardangarh is about 49 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mardangarh is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Ratangaon is about 9.9 km away. Bahoriband is about 17 km away. Sihorā is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghraj Khurd (2.3 km), Nigjhar (2.4 km) and Sakarwara (2.5 km).

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

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