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- LGD code
- 566571
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population
- 710
- Households
- 203
- Literacy rate
- 84.9%
- Sex ratio
- 849 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 324
Census 2011 · in context
How Marde compares
By population, Marde ranks #45 of 132 villages in Malwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.9%
+4.5% vs mandal average
Marde84.9%
Malwan mandal80.4%
Sindhudurg district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
849
−209 vs mandal average
Marde849
Malwan mandal1,058
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Marde3.5
Malwan mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marde at a glance
Marde is a village of 710 people in 203 households (Census 2011) in Malwan taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 45th-largest of 132 villages in Malwan taluka. Literacy is 85%, 5 points above the taluka average of 80% and the sex ratio is 849 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416608, served by Masura post office; the LGD village code is 566571. The village votes in Shahuwadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar). The population is estimated at 837 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marde · this village | 710 | 85% | — |
| Masure · Malwan | 705 | 87% | — |
| Kava · Malwan | 460 | 81% | — |
| Chander · Malwan | 298 | 80% | — |
| Magvane · Malwan | 252 | 87% | — |
| Khanjanwadi · Malwan | 226 | 82% | — |
| Wadi Dangmode · Malwan | 183 | 83% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marde
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MALWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 294
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 116.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.88
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Marde
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Marde
- LGD code
- 566571
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 710
- Population (projected 2026)
- 837
- Households
- 203
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 849
- Literacy rate
- 84.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahuwadi
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar)
- Block / Mandal
- Malwan
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)