About Markanar Village

Markanar is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 129 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markanar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	495335
Area (hectares)	527.67 hectares
Population	267
Male Population	129
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markanar compares

By the 2011 count Markanar is the 202nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 527.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 973.

Getting to Markanar

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

Markanar lies about 87 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 72 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 Markanar
Tehsil headquarters	Pakhanjur	19 km
Nearest town	Garhchiroli	55 km
Nearest railway station	Keoti	72 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	87 km

Villages closest to Markanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markanar village had a population of 267. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Markanar village has 129 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markanar has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Markanar is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markanar covers 527.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markanar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Markanar is Keoti, about 72 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 Markanar.

Markanar is about 87 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.

Markanar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 19 km away. Garhchiroli is about 55 km away. Keoti is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.