# Maradkathera Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Maradkathera

Maradkathera is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491888**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 121 households**, the 119th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 564people (2011)
- 121households
- 67.7%literacy
- 491888PIN code

## Maradkathera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maradkathera is 491888.** Maradkathera falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491888
- Gram panchayatKalegondi
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440161

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

## How far is Maradkathera from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)78 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town)6 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 Maradkathera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maradkathera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Maradkathera known for?

About 83% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Maradkathera

Of every 100 households in Maradkathera in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maradkathera · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**57%

Television ****38%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Maradkathera?

■ Maradkathera · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**996

Working population ****56.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 161 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (48%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%)

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 Chhuikhadan

- Sukhri598 people
- Jom590 people
- Sahaspur587 people
- Khongha579 people
- Sarodhi563 people
- Achanakpur560 people
- Charbhatha552 people
- Udan548 people

[All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maradkathera?491888
- How far is Maradkathera from Rajnandgaon?78 km by road
- What is the population of Maradkathera?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maradkathera in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maradkathera?67.7% (Census 2011)