About Markud Village

Markud is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markud village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Narayanpur
Tehsil	Orchha
Pincode	494448
Population	26
Male Population	12
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,167
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markud compares

By the 2011 count Markud is the 175th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Markud

Markud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markud as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Markud from other places

Markud lies about 36 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 66 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 Markud
Tehsil headquarters	Orchha	14 km
District headquarters	Narayanpur	36 km
Nearest town	Nārāinpur	36 km
Nearest railway station	Dantewara	66 km

Villages closest to Markud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markud village had a population of 26. That makes it the 175th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Markud village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markud has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Markud is 494448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markud falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markud is Dantewara, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Markud.

Markud is about 36 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markud is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 14 km away. Narayanpur is about 36 km away. Nārāinpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.