About Markan Village

Markan is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 281 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Markan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	281
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Markan compares

By the 2011 count Markan is the 109th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Markan

Markan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markan 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 Markan from other places

Markan lies about 34 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 7.1 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 Markan
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	7.1 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	34 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	34 km

Villages closest to Markan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheosagar 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 Markan

As per the Census of India 2011, Markan village had a population of 538. That makes it the 109th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Markan village has 281 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Markan covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markan falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Markan is Khurmabad, about 7.1 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 Markan.

Markan is about 34 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markan is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 7.1 km away. Sasarām is about 12 km away. Sheosagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.