# Marda Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Marda

Marda is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 268 households**, the 29th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 268households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Marda PIN code and other codes

Marda falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541748

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?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pelora
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pelora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 84% of the 771 hectares of village land is sown, and 609 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 Marda

Of every 100 households in Marda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marda · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****8%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**75%

Use banking services ****64%**

**70%

Television ****45%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****89%**

**86%

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 · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**926

Working population ****56.8%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (31%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 264 (40%)

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 Rajura

- Satri1,304 people
- Dongargaon1,279 people
- Chanakha1,253 people
- Pellora1,201 people
- Sonapur1,166 people
- Sindi1,160 people
- Charli1,088 people
- Bhedoda1,044 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marda from Chandrapur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Marda?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marda in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Marda?77.6% (Census 2011)