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About Markawada Village

Markawada is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 460 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.22 hectares hectares.

Markawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 650.22 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 460
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Markawada compares

By the 2011 count Markawada is the 73rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 650.22 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1000.

Getting to Markawada

Markawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markawada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markawada from other places

Markawada lies about 43 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Khairee, about 2.5 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 Markawada
Nearest railway station Khairee 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 5.6 km
Nearest town Nainpur 27 km
District headquarters Seoni 43 km

Villages closest to Markawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markawada village had a population of 863. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Markawada village has 460 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markawada has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Markawada covers 650.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markawada falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markawada is Khairee, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markawada.

Markawada is about 43 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markawada is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Khairee is about 2.5 km away. Keolari is about 5.6 km away. Nainpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungapar (1.9 km), Malari (2.8 km) and Santhai (3.2 km).

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

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