About Markatola Village

Markatola is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 528 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 980.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markatola village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	496225
Area (hectares)	980.87 hectares
Population	1,107
Male Population	528
Female Population	579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markatola compares

By the 2011 count Markatola is the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 980.87 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 1039.

Getting to Markatola

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

Markatola lies about 37 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Markatola
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	8.4 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	24 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	37 km

Villages closest to Markatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markatola village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Markatola village has 528 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markatola has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Markatola is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markatola covers 980.87 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.

Markatola falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Markatola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Markatola.

Markatola is about 37 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markatola is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 8.4 km away. Dhamtari is about 24 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.