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About Marada Village

Marada is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 82 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,354 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 58.8 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 82
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,354
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marada compares

By the 2011 count Marada is the 58th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 58.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Marada

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

Marada lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Marada
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 22 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 29 km

Villages closest to Marada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marada village had a population of 193. That makes it the 58th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Marada village has 82 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marada has about 1354 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Marada is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marada covers 58.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marada falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Marada is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Marada.

Marada is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marada is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Chaubattakhal is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maroda Lagga Bundkhil (under 2 km), Kapatyal Gaon (3.7 km) and Nau Gaon Pathar (3.7 km).

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

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