About Markoot Village

Markoot is a large village in Gurez tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,034, made up of 1,192 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 706 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markoot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markoot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Gurez
Pincode	193503
Area (hectares)	149.7 hectares
Population	2,034
Male Population	1,192
Female Population	842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	706
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markoot compares

By the 2011 count Markoot is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 149.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 822.

Getting to Markoot

Markoot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Markoot as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Markoot from other places

Markoot lies about 30 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 55 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 Markoot
Tehsil headquarters	Gurez	6.9 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	30 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	30 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	55 km

Villages closest to Markoot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markoot village had a population of 2,034. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Markoot village has 1,192 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markoot has about 706 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 822.

The pincode recorded for Markoot is 193503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markoot covers 149.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markoot falls under Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Markoot is Hamre, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Markoot.

Markoot is about 30 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markoot is in Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district. Gurez is about 6.9 km away. Bandipore is about 30 km away. Bandipura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.