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By population, Marda ranks #40 of 177 villages in Warora mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marda is a village of 979 people in 250 households (Census 2011) in Warora taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 40th-largest of 177 villages in Warora taluka. Literacy is 78%, 5 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 131 km from the Chandrapur district centre, 17 km from Tembhurni, the nearest town, 13 km from Arvi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442907, served by Warora post office; the LGD village code is 540192. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Tivsa, 12 km away. The village votes in Hinganghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Trimbakrao Kunawar. The population is estimated at 1,154 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marada →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marda · this village | 979 | 78% | — |
| Marda · Arvi | 451 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Marda · Gadchiroli | 238 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Marda · Rajura | 1,167 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Marda · Tiosa | 2,001 | 75% | 0.6 km S |
| Murtijapur · Murtijapur | — | — | 2.1 km NE |
| Murtijapur · Mangrulpir | 1,042 | 76% | 2.1 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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