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About Marka Dhana Village

Marka Dhana is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 239 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.08 hectares hectares.

Marka Dhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marka Dhana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 377.08 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 239
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marka Dhana compares

By the 2011 count Marka Dhana is the 99th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 377.08 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Marka Dhana

The census records public bus service for Marka Dhana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marka Dhana from other places

Marka Dhana lies about 47 km from Hoshangabad. 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 Marka Dhana
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 2.0 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 47 km

Villages closest to Marka Dhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohagpur 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 Marka Dhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Marka Dhana village had a population of 449. That makes it the 99th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Marka Dhana village has 239 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marka Dhana has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Marka Dhana covers 377.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marka Dhana falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Marka Dhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Marka Dhana.

Marka Dhana is about 47 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marka Dhana is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 2.0 km away. Sohāgpur is about 2.0 km away. Hoshangabad is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondi Markadhana (under 2 km), Chichli (under 2 km) and Gujar Khapa (2.0 km).

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

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