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About Maragsur Village

Maragsur is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 221 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.02 hectares hectares.

Maragsur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragsur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 651.02 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 221
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragsur compares

By the 2011 count Maragsur is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 651.02 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Maragsur

Maragsur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maragsur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maragsur from other places

Maragsur lies about 40 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Metpanjra, about 8.1 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 Maragsur
Nearest railway station Metpanjra 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 15 km
Nearest town Kātol 15 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Maragsur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragsur village had a population of 455. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Maragsur village has 221 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragsur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Maragsur covers 651.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maragsur falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maragsur is Metpanjra, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maragsur.

Maragsur is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragsur is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Metpanjra is about 8.1 km away. Katol is about 15 km away. Kātol is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagondi (1.5 km), Wajbodi (2.4 km) and Kalmunda (3.3 km).

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

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