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About Markabeda Village

Markabeda is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 224 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markabeda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markabeda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 427.3 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 224
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markabeda compares

By the 2011 count Markabeda is the 62nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 427.3 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Markabeda

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

Markabeda lies about 29 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 42 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 Markabeda
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 29 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 42 km

Villages closest to Markabeda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markabeda village had a population of 482. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Markabeda village has 224 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markabeda has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Markabeda is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markabeda covers 427.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markabeda falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markabeda is Antagarh, about 42 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 village for Markabeda.

Markabeda is about 29 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markabeda is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 29 km away. Nārāinpur is about 29 km away. Antagarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengabeda (under 2 km), Raynar (2.0 km) and Sonpur (7.1 km).

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

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