About Markote Village

Markote is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 633 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, 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	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,200
Male Population	633
Female Population	567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markote compares

By the 2011 count Markote is the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Markote

Markote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Markote from other places

Markote lies about 19 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	4.0 km
District headquarters	Punch	19 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	19 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	44 km

Villages closest to Markote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandi 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 1,200. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Markote village has 633 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markote has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Markote is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markote covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markote falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Markote is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Markote.

Markote is about 19 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markote is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 4.0 km away. Punch is about 19 km away. Pūnch is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.