About Marikal Village

Marikal is one of the larger villages in Dhanwada tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,010, made up of 5,556 males and 6,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marikal village
Description	Value
State	Telangana
District	Mahbubnagar
Tehsil	Dhanwada
Pincode	509205
Area (hectares)	2707 hectares
Population	12,010
Male Population	5,556
Female Population	6,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,162
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marikal compares

By the 2011 count Marikal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents. Its 2707 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Marikal

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

Marikal lies about 32 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Marikal, about under 2 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 Marikal
Nearest railway station	Marikal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwada	8.6 km
Nearest town	Nārāyanpet	30 km
District headquarters	Mahbubnagar	32 km

Villages closest to Marikal

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

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Common questions about Marikal

As per the Census of India 2011, Marikal village had a population of 12,010. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents.

Marikal village has 5,556 males and 6,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marikal has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Marikal is 509205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marikal covers 2707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marikal falls under Dhanwada tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Marikal is Marikal, about under 2 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 Marikal.

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

Marikal is in Dhanwada tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Marikal is about under 2 km away. Dhanwada is about 8.6 km away. Nārāyanpet is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.