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About Markadhana Village

Markadhana is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 461 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.18 hectares hectares.

Markadhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markadhana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 341.18 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 461
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markadhana compares

By the 2011 count Markadhana is the 63rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 341.18 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Markadhana

Markadhana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markadhana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Markadhana from other places

Markadhana lies about 28 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 10 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 Markadhana
Nearest town Sārni 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 10 km
District headquarters Betul 28 km

Villages closest to Markadhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Markadhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Markadhana village had a population of 928. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Markadhana village has 461 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markadhana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Markadhana covers 341.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markadhana falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markadhana is Ghoradongri, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markadhana.

Markadhana is about 28 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markadhana is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 8.4 km away. Ghoradongri is about 10 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolgaon (under 2 km), Jajbodi (under 2 km) and Jajalpur (1.6 km).

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

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