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About Markam Tola Village

Markam Tola is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 300 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markam Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markam Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 443.66 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 300
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markam Tola compares

By the 2011 count Markam Tola is the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 443.66 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Markam Tola

Markam Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markam Tola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Markam Tola from other places

Markam Tola lies about 26 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 14 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 Markam Tola
Nearest railway station Murhipar 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 26 km
District headquarters Durg 26 km

Villages closest to Markam Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Markam Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Markam Tola village had a population of 609. That makes it the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Markam Tola village has 300 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markam Tola has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Markam Tola is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markam Tola covers 443.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markam Tola falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markam Tola is Murhipar, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markam Tola.

Markam Tola is about 26 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markam Tola is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Murhipar is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarpur (2.8 km), Kalkasa (4.8 km) and Dalli (7.5 km).

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

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