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About Marda Village

Marda is a mid sized village in Warora tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 509 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.82 hectares hectares.

Marda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Warora
Area (hectares) 811.82 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 509
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Marda compares

By the 2011 count Marda is the 40th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 811.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Marda

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

Marda lies about 48 km from Chandrapur. 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 Marda
Tehsil headquarters Warora 5.9 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 48 km

Villages closest to Marda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marda village had a population of 979. That makes it the 40th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Marda village has 509 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Marda covers 811.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marda falls under Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Marda notes the nearest railway station 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 Marda.

Marda is about 48 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marda is in Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district. Warora is about 5.9 km away. Chandrapur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashti (under 2 km), Wanoja (3.3 km) and Ekona (3.4 km).

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

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