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About Markheda Gulab Village

Markheda Gulab is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 525 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.13 hectares hectares.

Markheda Gulab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markheda Gulab village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 492.13 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 525
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markheda Gulab compares

By the 2011 count Markheda Gulab is the 31st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 492.13 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Markheda Gulab

Markheda Gulab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markheda Gulab as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Markheda Gulab from other places

Markheda Gulab lies about 81 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 Markheda Gulab
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 37 km
District headquarters Raisen 81 km

Villages closest to Markheda Gulab

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 Markheda Gulab

As per the Census of India 2011, Markheda Gulab village had a population of 961. That makes it the 31st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Markheda Gulab village has 525 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markheda Gulab has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Markheda Gulab covers 492.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markheda Gulab falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markheda Gulab 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 village for Markheda Gulab.

Markheda Gulab is about 81 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markheda Gulab is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 22 km away. Ratona is about 37 km away. Raisen is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udka (2.2 km), Tekapar Kalan (2.5 km) and Majgawan Munzapta (2.7 km).

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

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