About Markata Village

Markata is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 913 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Markata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markata village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	1,742
Male Population	913
Female Population	829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markata compares

By the 2011 count Markata is the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Markata

Markata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markata from other places

Markata lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Markata
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	4.1 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Markata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Markata

As per the Census of India 2011, Markata village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Markata village has 913 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markata has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Markata covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markata falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Markata is Waris Aleganj, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markata.

Markata is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markata is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 4.1 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 9.9 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.