About Marka Village

Marka is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 322 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	322
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Marka compares

By the 2011 count Marka is the 66th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Marka

Marka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marka 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. The nearest villages by name are Mairag Khurd, Majhgawan, Malhan and Mangra Baijnathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Marka

As per the Census of India 2011, Marka village had a population of 634. That makes it the 66th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Marka village has 322 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marka has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Marka is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marka covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marka falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Marka notes the nearest railway station 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 Marka.

Marka is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.