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About Markalli Village

Markalli is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 55 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573123
Area (hectares) 837.39 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 55
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Markalli compares

By the 2011 count Markalli is the 193rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 837.39 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Markalli

Markalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markalli from other places

Markalli lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 20 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 Markalli
Nearest railway station Balupete 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 23 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Markalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markalli village had a population of 99. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Markalli village has 55 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markalli has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Markalli is 573123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markalli covers 837.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markalli falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Markalli is Balupete, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markalli.

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

Markalli is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 20 km away. Sakleshpur is about 23 km away. Hassan 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 Basavanahalli (under 2 km), Shanthapura (5.7 km) and Yeslur (5.9 km).

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

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