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About Markal Village

Markal is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 255 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577122
Area (hectares) 370.53 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 255
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markal compares

By the 2011 count Markal is the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 370.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Markal

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

Markal lies about 32 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 33 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 Markal
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 32 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 32 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 33 km

Villages closest to Markal

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

Common questions about Markal

As per the Census of India 2011, Markal village had a population of 525. That makes it the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Markal village has 255 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markal has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Markal is 577122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markal covers 370.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markal falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Markal is Chikkamagaluru, about 33 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 km distance for Markal.

Markal is about 32 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markal is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 17 km away. Chikmagalur is about 32 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niduvale (1.7 km), Ambinakodige (2.9 km) and Heggodlu (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Markal today is likely to be higher.

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