# Maroda Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Maroda

Maroda is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 277 households**, the 31st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 277households
- 76.1%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Maroda PIN code and other codes

Maroda falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487325

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

## How far is Maroda from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)18 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 Maroda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maroda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Maroda known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 49% of the 879 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Maroda

Of every 100 households in Maroda in 2011, 75 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maroda · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Maroda?

■ Maroda · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**946

Working population ****46.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (19%) · **■** Marginal 172 (27%)

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 Itarsi

- Kasda Khurd1,424 people
- Gajapur1,419 people
- Chhitapura1,400 people
- Jujharpur1,394 people
- Jhunkar1,276 people
- Chandkiya1,262 people
- Tangna1,248 people
- Somalwada Khurd1,244 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maroda from Hoshangabad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Maroda?1,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maroda in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maroda?76.1% (Census 2011)