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About Markan Village

Markan is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,190, made up of 3,746 males and 3,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.7 hectares hectares.

Markan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Area (hectares) 340.7 hectares
Population 7,190
Male Population 3,746
Female Population 3,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Markan compares

By the 2011 count Markan is the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 340.7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 <5 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 4.5 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 3.4 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 Siwan Junction 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 4.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 4.5 km
Nearest town Siwān 4.5 km

Villages closest to Markan

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

Common questions about Markan

As per the Census of India 2011, Markan village had a population of 7,190. That makes it the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Markan village has 3,746 males and 3,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Markan covers 340.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Markan falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Markan is Siwan Junction, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Markan is about 4.5 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markan is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 3.4 km away. Hussainganj is about 4.5 km away. Siwan is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankhar (under 2 km), Hathauri (1.6 km) and Chhapiya Buzurg (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Markan today is likely to be higher.

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