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About Markhi Village

Markhi is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 832 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Pincode 202142
Area (hectares) 223.56 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 832
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Markhi compares

By the 2011 count Markhi is the 69th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 223.56 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Markhi

Markhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markhi 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 Markhi from other places

Markhi lies about 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 9.7 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 Markhi
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 9.7 km
Nearest town Khair 13 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Markhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhi village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 69th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Markhi village has 832 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhi has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Markhi is 202142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhi covers 223.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markhi falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhi is Danwar, about 9.7 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 Markhi.

Markhi is about 24 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhi is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 6.7 km away. Danwar is about 9.7 km away. Khair is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raseedpur Gorna (under 2 km), Nagala Sarua (under 2 km) and Hisail (under 2 km).

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

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