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Marda

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Lavan mandal
Pincode 493526
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Marda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Temple in Lavan mandal

The principal temple recorded for Lavan mandal is The Sheorinarayana Temple, together with ruined brick temples in the same compound and the inscription built into the wall of the Chandrachuda temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Marda itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Janjgir-Champa
PC 03 · SC
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Bilaigarh
AC 043 · SC
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
gouri bai
Contact: 98****2563
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LGD code
443824
Pincode
493526
Post office
Lawan
Population
1,592
Households
322
Literacy rate
63.8%
Sex ratio
1163 ♀/1000♂
Workers
842
Census 2011 · in context

How Marda compares

By population, Marda ranks #32 of 74 villages in Lavan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.8%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Marda63.8%
Lavan mandal56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,163
+150 vs mandal average
Marda1,163
Lavan mandal1,013
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Marda4.9
Lavan mandal5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Marda at a glance

Marda is a village of 1,592 people in 322 households (Census 2011) in Lavan tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 32nd-largest of 74 villages in Lavan tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,163 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493526, served by Lawan post office; the LGD village code is 443824. The sarpanch is gouri bai, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 1,877 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BALODA BAZAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
29
Distance to district HQ (km)
120
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
29
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MARDA
Total area (ha)
423.77
Irrigated area (ha)
22.26
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Marda

LGD code
443824
Pincode
493526
Post office
Lawan
Population (Census 2011)
1,592
Population (projected 2026)
1,877
Households
322
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1163
Literacy rate
63.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bilaigarh
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kavita Pran Lahrey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
gouri bai
Block / Mandal
Lavan
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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