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About Markumbi Village

Markumbi is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 868 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markumbi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markumbi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583227
Area (hectares) 309.89 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 868
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markumbi compares

By the 2011 count Markumbi is the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 309.89 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 992.

Getting to Markumbi

Markumbi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markumbi 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 Markumbi from other places

Markumbi lies about 44 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 8.6 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 Markumbi
Nearest railway station Gangavathi Railway station 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 9.4 km
Nearest town Gangavati 9.4 km
District headquarters Koppal 44 km

Villages closest to Markumbi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markumbi village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Markumbi village has 868 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markumbi has about 982 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Markumbi is 583227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markumbi covers 309.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markumbi falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Markumbi is Gangavathi Railway station, about 8.6 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 Markumbi.

Markumbi is about 44 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markumbi is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangavathi Railway station is about 8.6 km away. Gangawati is about 9.4 km away. Gangavati is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanwal (2.3 km), Kesakihanchnal (2.7 km) and Herur (2.9 km).

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

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