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About Markamtola Village

Markamtola is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 153 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markamtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markamtola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 210.04 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 153
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Markamtola compares

By the 2011 count Markamtola is the 104th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 210.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Markamtola

Markamtola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markamtola 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markamtola from other places

Markamtola lies about 19 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 14 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 Markamtola
Nearest railway station Murhipar 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 19 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 19 km

Villages closest to Markamtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markamtola village had a population of 313. That makes it the 104th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Markamtola village has 153 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markamtola has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Markamtola is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markamtola covers 210.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markamtola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markamtola is Murhipar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markamtola.

Markamtola is about 19 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markamtola is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Murhipar is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Mohla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marakatola (under 2 km), Marartola (under 2 km) and Bhagawantola (4.9 km).

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

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