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About Markhan Village

Markhan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 82 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 127.08 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 82
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markhan compares

By the 2011 count Markhan is the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 127.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 993.

Getting to Markhan

Markhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Markhan from other places

Markhan lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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 Markhan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 29 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Markhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhan village had a population of 183. That makes it the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Markhan village has 82 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhan has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Markhan is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhan covers 127.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markhan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhan is Olinda, about 39 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markhan.

Markhan is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Padhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kungri (2.9 km), Bhamchwan (4.7 km) and D P F Bhamchwan (4.7 km).

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

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