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About Markhandi Village

Markhandi is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 637 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756.51 hectares hectares.

Markhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhandi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 756.51 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 637
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markhandi compares

By the 2011 count Markhandi is the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 756.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Markhandi

Markhandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markhandi as Available within 10+ 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 Markhandi from other places

Markhandi lies about 76 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, 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 Markhandi
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 37 km
District headquarters Raisen 76 km

Villages closest to Markhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhandi village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Markhandi village has 637 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhandi has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Markhandi covers 756.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markhandi falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhandi is Ratona, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markhandi.

Markhandi is about 76 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhandi is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 16 km away. Ratona is about 37 km away. Raisen is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhirpani (1.7 km), Modakpur (2.4 km) and Bhainsa (2.7 km).

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

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