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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita kumari
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- LGD code
- 365471
- Pincode
- 822113
- Post office
- Chhatarpur
- Population
- 219
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Sex ratio
- 825 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 92
Census 2011 · in context
How Maradag compares
By population, Maradag ranks #104 of 142 villages in Chhatarpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.7%
+9.3% vs mandal average
- Maradag
- 55.7%
- Chhatarpur mandal
- 46.4%
- Palamu district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
825
−91 vs mandal average
- Maradag
- 825
- Chhatarpur mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Maradag
- 5.6
- Chhatarpur mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maradag at a glance
Maradag is a village of 219 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Chhatarpur block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 104th-largest of 142 villages in Chhatarpur block. Literacy is 56%, 9 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 825 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822113, served by Chhatarpur post office; the LGD village code is 365471. The sarpanch is Anita kumari, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren. The population is estimated at 258 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maradag
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 64
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KALAPAHAR
- Total area (ha)
- 212
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maradag
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Maradag
- LGD code
- 365471
- Pincode
- 822113
- Post office
- Chhatarpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 219
- Population (projected 2026)
- 258
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 825
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandey
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpana Murmu Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Anita kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Chhatarpur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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