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About Markadih Village

Markadih is a mid sized village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 458 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 185.25 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 458
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Markadih compares

By the 2011 count Markadih is the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 185.25 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Markadih

Markadih 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 Markadih as Available. 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 Markadih from other places

Markadih lies about 4.6 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 10 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 Markadih
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 8.4 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 10 km

Villages closest to Markadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markadih village had a population of 895. That makes it the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Markadih village has 458 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markadih has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Markadih is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markadih covers 185.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markadih falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markadih is Janjgir Naila, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markadih.

Markadih is about 4.6 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markadih is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Janjgir Champa is about 4.6 km away. Janjgir is about 8.4 km away. Jānjgīr is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurkot (1.7 km), Munund (1.8 km) and Dhaneli (2.3 km).

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

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