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About Martala Village

Martala is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 638 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.31 hectares hectares.

Martala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Martala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 349.31 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 638
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Martala compares

By the 2011 count Martala is the 56th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 349.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Martala

Martala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Martala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Martala from other places

Martala lies about 86 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Bara, about 7.8 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 Martala
Nearest railway station Bara 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 24 km
Nearest town Beohāri 24 km
District headquarters Shahdol 86 km

Villages closest to Martala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Martala village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 56th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Martala village has 638 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Martala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Martala covers 349.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Martala falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Martala is Bara, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance for Martala.

Martala is about 86 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Martala is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Bara is about 7.8 km away. Beohari is about 24 km away. Beohāri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitrasi (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Chhula Kachhar (2.5 km).

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

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