About Markhal Village

Markhal is a large village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,038 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Homnabad
Pincode	585401
Area (hectares)	532.48 hectares
Population	2,039
Male Population	1,038
Female Population	1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markhal compares

By the 2011 count Markhal is the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 532.48 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Markhal

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

Markhal lies about 26 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed, about 4.1 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 Markhal
Nearest railway station	Hallikhed	4.1 km
Nearest town	Chitaguppa	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Homnabad	18 km
District headquarters	Bidar	26 km

Villages closest to Markhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhal village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Markhal village has 1,038 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhal has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Markhal is 585401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhal covers 532.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markhal falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Markhal is Hallikhed, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markhal.

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

Markhal is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Hallikhed is about 4.1 km away. Chitaguppa is about 15 km away. Homnabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.