About Markhai Village

Markhai is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 867 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	605 hectares
Population	1,609
Male Population	867
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markhai compares

By the 2011 count Markhai is the 35th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Markhai

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

Markhai lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallanwala Khas, about 12 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 Markhai
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Mallanwala Khas	12 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	28 km

Villages closest to Markhai

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

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Common questions about Markhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhai village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 35th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Markhai village has 867 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhai has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Markhai is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhai covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markhai falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Markhai is Mallanwala Khas, about 12 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 village for Markhai.

Markhai is about 28 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhai is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 8.7 km away. Mallanwala Khas is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.