Marai Kalam is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the Sadar, Hazaribagh CD block in the

Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History During the period of Muslim rule, the thickly forested plateau area was ruled by ...

of the

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the tow ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Geography

Location

Marai Kalan is located at .

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Marai Kalan (location code 368579) had a total population of 10,447, of which 5,402 (52%) were males and 5,045 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 157. The total number of literate persons in Marai Kalan was 7,230 (81.47% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Marai Kalan covered an area of 2.77 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 7 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 1,476 domestic electric connections, 14 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 3 middle schools, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...

4 km away.

References

Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub