About Markal Village

Markal is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 546 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	585304
Area (hectares)	1058.51 hectares
Population	1,117
Male Population	546
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markal compares

By the 2011 count Markal is the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 1058.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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 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 Markal from other places

Markal lies about 40 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 37 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
Nearest town	Devadurga	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Lingeri	37 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	40 km

Villages closest to Markal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markal village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Markal village has 546 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markal has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Markal is 585304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markal covers 1058.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Markal is Lingeri, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Markal.

Markal is about 40 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markal is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Devadurga is about 9.9 km away. Shahpur is about 22 km away. Lingeri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.