About Markalu Village

Markalu is a large village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,144, made up of 1,620 males and 1,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Tehsil	Malavalli
Pincode	571424
Area (hectares)	823.82 hectares
Population	3,144
Male Population	1,620
Female Population	1,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markalu compares

By the 2011 count Markalu is the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 823.82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Markalu

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

Markalu lies about 18 km from Mandya. 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 Markalu
Tehsil headquarters	Malavalli	9.9 km
District headquarters	Mandya	18 km

Villages closest to Markalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markalu village had a population of 3,144. That makes it the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Markalu village has 1,620 males and 1,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markalu has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Markalu is 571424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markalu covers 823.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markalu falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The census record for Markalu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Markalu.

Markalu is about 18 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markalu is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 9.9 km away. Mandya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.