# Mardakalan Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Mardakalan

Mardakalan is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495445**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 132 households**, the 54th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 585people (2011)
- 132households
- 66.3%literacy
- 495445PIN code

## Mardakalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mardakalan is 495445.** Mardakalan falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495445
- Gram panchayatMardakala
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445155

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mardakalan from nearby towns?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)122 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)32 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 Mardakalan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mardakalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bindranawagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)6 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 Mardakalan known for?

About 19% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mardakalan

Of every 100 households in Mardakalan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mardakalan · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**56%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Mardakalan?

■ Mardakalan · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**1014

Working population ****55.4%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 52.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 276 (85%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Amethi604 people
- Marauda597 people
- Bhiralat588 people
- Jangaldhawalpur588 people
- Kas580 people
- Patoradadar580 people
- Bhunjiyamuda564 people
- Kosambuda558 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mardakalan?495445
- How far is Mardakalan from Raipur?122 km by road
- What is the population of Mardakalan?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mardakalan in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mardakalan?66.3% (Census 2011)