About Markakasa Village

Markakasa is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 378 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markakasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markakasa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Chhuriya
Pincode	491558
Area (hectares)	392.25 hectares
Population	827
Male Population	378
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,188
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markakasa compares

By the 2011 count Markakasa is the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 392.25 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Markakasa

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

Markakasa lies about 52 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 27 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 Markakasa
Tehsil headquarters	Chhuriya	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paniajob	27 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	31 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	52 km

Villages closest to Markakasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markakasa village had a population of 827. That makes it the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Markakasa village has 378 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markakasa has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Markakasa is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markakasa covers 392.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markakasa falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markakasa is Paniajob, about 27 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 Markakasa.

Markakasa is about 52 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markakasa is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 9.2 km away. Paniajob is about 27 km away. Dongargarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.