About Markel Village

Markel is a large village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,845, made up of 1,919 males and 1,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1385.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markel village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Jagdalpur
Pincode	494001
Area (hectares)	1385.03 hectares
Population	3,845
Male Population	1,919
Female Population	1,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Markel compares

By the 2011 count Markel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 1385.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Markel

Markel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Markel as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markel from other places

Markel lies about 27 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about under 2 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 Markel
Nearest railway station	Amagura	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagdalpur	13 km
District headquarters	Bastar	27 km

Villages closest to Markel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markel village had a population of 3,845. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Markel village has 1,919 males and 1,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markel has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Markel is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markel covers 1385.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markel falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markel is Amagura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Markel.

Markel is about 27 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markel is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about under 2 km away. Jagdalpur is about 13 km away. Bastar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.