# Marda Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/marda/ Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur # Marda Marda is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 322 households**, the 52nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 1,592people (2011) - 322households - 74.5%literacy - 493526PIN code ## Marda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marda is 493526.** Marda falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493526 - Gram panchayatMarda - Community development blockBalodabazar - Census village code443824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marda from nearby towns? - Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)120 km by road - Baloda Bazar (nearest town)29 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Marda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Marda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiriyadiha - ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baloda Bazar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marda known for? About 77% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Marda Of every 100 households in Marda in 2011, 75 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marda · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **76% Toilet within the home ****16%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****48%** **33% Television ****29%** **27% Mobile phone ****18%** **24% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **27% Own their home ****93%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Marda? ■ Marda · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1426** **976 Working population ****52.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 64.0% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 609 (72%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda Bazar - Pausari1,626 people - Medh1,613 people - Khainda1,602 people - Koyda1,598 people - Bhadrapali1,549 people - Amalkunda1,523 people - Semaradih1,395 people - Siryadih1,387 people [All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marda?493526 - How far is Marda from Raipur?120 km by road - What is the population of Marda?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marda in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Marda?74.5% (Census 2011)