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About Maragalwadi Village

Maragalwadi is a mid sized village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 291 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 291
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Maragalwadi is the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Maragalwadi

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

Maragalwadi lies about 24 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Manwat Road, about 3.1 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 Maragalwadi
Nearest railway station Manwat Road 3.1 km
Nearest town Manwath 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 24 km
District headquarters Parbhani 24 km

Villages closest to Maragalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragalwadi village had a population of 578. That makes it the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Maragalwadi village has 291 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragalwadi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Maragalwadi is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragalwadi covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maragalwadi falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maragalwadi is Manwat Road, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance for Maragalwadi.

Maragalwadi is about 24 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragalwadi is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Manwat Road is about 3.1 km away. Manwath is about 7.3 km away. Gangakhed is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arbujwadi (under 2 km), Belwadi (under 2 km) and Bhendewadi (under 2 km).

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

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