Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara # Marood Marood is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,651 people in 868 households, the 5th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 3,651 people (2011) - 868 households - 80.6% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Marood PIN code and other codes Marood falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Pandhurna - Census village code 495577 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Marood from nearby towns? - Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 110 km by road - Pandhurna (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Marood? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Marood; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marood known for? The main crops are kapas, soyabean and orange. About 86% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Marood Of every 100 households in Marood in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Marood · ■ Pandhurna rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 82% - Toilet within the home 15% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 89% - Tap water 59% 44% - Drinking water within premises 36% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 93% - Use banking services 78% 39% - Television 43% 27% - Mobile phone 28% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 39% 47% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Marood? ■ Marood · ■ Pandhurna rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 937 977 - Working population 58.7% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 75.8% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,098 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 909 (42%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 72 (3%) · ■ Marginal 52 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna - Teegaon 7,785 people - Seoni 6,371 people - Chicholi 5,520 people - Rajana 4,174 people - Mordongri 2,919 people - Hiwarasenadwar 2,835 people - Wadegaon 2,746 people - Sirata 2,633 people All 169 villages in Pandhurna ## Quick answers - How far is Marood from Chhindwara? 110 km by road - What is the population of Marood? 3,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marood in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marood? 80.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/marood/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.