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About Marada Village

Marada is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,042 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.27 hectares hectares.

Marada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 1132.27 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marada compares

By the 2011 count Marada is the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 1132.27 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 933.

Getting to Marada

Marada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Marada from other places

Marada lies about 7.4 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Babupeth, about 7.2 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 Marada
Nearest railway station Babupeth 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 7.4 km
Nearest town Chānda 7.4 km

Villages closest to Marada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marada village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Marada village has 1,042 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marada has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Marada covers 1132.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marada falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marada is Babupeth, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marada.

Marada is about 7.4 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marada is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Babupeth is about 7.2 km away. Chandrapur is about 7.4 km away. Chānda is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingnala (2.9 km), Vendali (4.2 km) and Arwat (4.5 km).

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

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