About Markote Village

Markote is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 113 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Rafiabad
Pincode	193303
Area (hectares)	14.6 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	113
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	788
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 Markote compares

By the 2011 count Markote is the 67th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 14.6 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 953.

Getting to Markote

Markote is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Markote 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 Markote from other places

Markote lies about 31 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 16 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 Markote
Nearest town	Bandipura	13 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiabad	29 km
District headquarters	Baramula	31 km

Villages closest to Markote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markote village had a population of 202. That makes it the 67th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Markote village has 113 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markote has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Markote is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markote covers 14.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markote falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Markote is Hamre, about 16 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 Markote.

Markote is about 31 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markote is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Bandipura is about 13 km away. Hamre is about 16 km away. Rafiabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.