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About Maroda Village

Maroda is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 275 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,338 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 300.34 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 275
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,338
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroda compares

By the 2011 count Maroda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 300.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Maroda

Maroda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maroda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Maroda
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 29 km

Villages closest to Maroda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 643. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Maroda village has 275 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroda has about 1338 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Maroda is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroda covers 300.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maroda falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maroda 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 village for Maroda.

Maroda 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.

Maroda is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarora (under 2 km), Bhargari (1.8 km) and Papad Toli (1.8 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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