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About Markekasa Village

Markekasa is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 106 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.56 hectares hectares.

Markekasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markekasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 249.56 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 106
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markekasa compares

By the 2011 count Markekasa is the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 249.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Markekasa

Markekasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markekasa as Available within village. 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 Markekasa from other places

Markekasa lies about 85 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 47 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 Markekasa
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 47 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 52 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 85 km

Villages closest to Markekasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markekasa village had a population of 207. That makes it the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Markekasa village has 106 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markekasa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Markekasa covers 249.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markekasa falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Markekasa is Dewalgaon, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markekasa.

Markekasa is about 85 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markekasa is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 8.3 km away. Dewalgaon is about 47 km away. Dongargarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirutola (under 2 km), Ramsaytola (1.7 km) and Zendepar (1.7 km).

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

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