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About Markasa Village

Markasa is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 318 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markasa village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 639
Male Population 318
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markasa compares

By the 2011 count Markasa is the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Markasa

Markasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markasa 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lawbyrtun, Lawdisai, Lawrapha and Lawrynjam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Markasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Markasa village had a population of 639. That makes it the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Markasa village has 318 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markasa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Markasa is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markasa falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Markasa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Markasa.

Markasa is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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