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About Markatola Village

Markatola is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 702 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 665.19 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 702
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markatola compares

By the 2011 count Markatola is the 22nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 665.19 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Markatola

Markatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markatola 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 Markatola from other places

Markatola lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 7.4 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 Markatola
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 7.4 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 13 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Markatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markatola village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Markatola village has 702 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markatola has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

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

Markatola covers 665.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markatola falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markatola is Gudum, about 7.4 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 Markatola.

Markatola is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markatola is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Dondi is about 5.2 km away. Gudum is about 7.4 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Markatola Alias Surdongar (under 2 km), Kunjkanhar (2.2 km) and Kande (2.5 km).

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

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