# Marda Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Marda

Marda is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 161 households**, the 60th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 799people (2011)
- 161households
- 65.4%literacy
- 494665PIN code

## Marda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marda is 494665.** Marda falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494665
- Gram panchayatBadrengi
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448436

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?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)119 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)119 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town)34 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Marda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 52% of the 626 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 Marda

Of every 100 households in Marda in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Marda?

■ Marda · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**981

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 61 (14%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Kali Nagar822 people
- Sawrup Nagar816 people
- Devpur799 people
- Machpalli799 people
- Aalor790 people
- Subhash Nagar789 people
- Vishnupur774 people
- Sulangi763 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marda?494665
- How far is Marda from Kanker?119 km by road
- What is the population of Marda?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marda in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Marda?65.4% (Census 2011)