About Marita Village

Marita is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 287 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.83 hectares hectares.

Marita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marita village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Chikhaldara
Area (hectares)	259.83 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	287
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marita compares

By the 2011 count Marita is the 78th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 259.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Marita

Marita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marita as Available within 5 - 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marita from other places

Marita lies about 90 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 46 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 Marita
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhaldara	31 km
Nearest railway station	Achalpur	46 km
District headquarters	Amravati	90 km

Villages closest to Marita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marita village had a population of 578. That makes it the 78th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Marita village has 287 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marita has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Marita covers 259.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marita falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marita is Achalpur, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Marita.

Marita is about 90 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marita is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 31 km away. Achalpur is about 46 km away. Amravati is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.