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About Maratha Village

Maratha is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 444 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Maratha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maratha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 444
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maratha compares

By the 2011 count Maratha is the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Maratha

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

Maratha lies about 54 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 28 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 Maratha
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhortex 28 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 54 km

Villages closest to Maratha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maratha village had a population of 831. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Maratha village has 444 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maratha has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Maratha covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maratha falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maratha is Bhortex, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maratha.

Maratha is about 54 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maratha is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 16 km away. Bhortex is about 28 km away. Jalgaon is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikawal (2.5 km), Ganpur (3.6 km) and Lasur (4.2 km).

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

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