Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu # Maradag Maradag is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 717 people in 130 households, the 38th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 717 people (2011) - 130 households - 10.2% literacy - 822113 PIN code ## Maradag PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maradag is 822113. Maradag falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822113 - Gram panchayat Dagra - Community development block Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* - Census village code 365645 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maradag from nearby towns? - Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 78 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maradag? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Maradag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chattarpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maradag known for? The main crops are rice. About 31% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maradag Of every 100 households in Maradag in 2011, 2 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Maradag · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 1% - Toilet within the home 31% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 95% - Tap water 32% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 99% - Use banking services 28% 32% - Television 15% 5% - Mobile phone 40% 35% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 26% 42% - Own their home 67% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maradag? ■ Maradag · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.2% 53.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1138 986 - Working population 22.3% 43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 10.6% for men and 9.8% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Marginal 160 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* - Nima 750 people - Rajha 750 people - Nawadih 720 people - Lakrahi 717 people - Risyapa 708 people - Naudiha 706 people - Kharar 684 people - Harna 663 people All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maradag? 822113 - How far is Maradag from Medininagar? 78 km by road - What is the population of Maradag? 717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maradag in? Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maradag? 10.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nawadiha-bazar-nawadiha/maradag/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.