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About Maroda Village

Maroda is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 149 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 110.2 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 149
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroda compares

By the 2011 count Maroda is the 92nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 110.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Maroda

Maroda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maroda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Maroda from other places

Maroda lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Maroda
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 16 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Pauri 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Maroda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroda village had a population of 309. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Maroda village has 149 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroda has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Maroda is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroda covers 110.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maroda falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maroda is Ramnagar, about 83 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maroda.

Maroda is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maroda is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Pauri is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budera (1.6 km), Angoth (1.8 km) and Hans Koti (1.9 km).

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

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