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About Marod Village

Marod is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 314 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.8 hectares hectares.

Marod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 248.8 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 314
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marod compares

By the 2011 count Marod is the 136th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 248.8 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Marod

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

Marod lies about 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 6.6 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 Marod
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 6.6 km
Nearest town Navāpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Marod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marod village had a population of 615. That makes it the 136th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Marod village has 314 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marod has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Marod covers 248.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marod falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marod is Khatgaon, about 6.6 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 Marod.

Marod is about 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marod is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 6.6 km away. Navāpur is about 22 km away. Nawapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deomogara (under 2 km), Dogegaon (1.8 km) and Shehi (3.2 km).

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

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