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About Markhamau Village

Markhamau is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,475, made up of 1,783 males and 1,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.37 hectares hectares.

Markhamau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhamau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 269.37 hectares
Population 3,475
Male Population 1,783
Female Population 1,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Markhamau compares

By the 2011 count Markhamau is the 58th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 269.37 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Markhamau

The census records public bus service for Markhamau 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markhamau from other places

Markhamau lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 3.1 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 Markhamau
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 3.1 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 12 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km

Villages closest to Markhamau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhamau village had a population of 3,475. That makes it the 58th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Markhamau village has 1,783 males and 1,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhamau has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Markhamau covers 269.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markhamau falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhamau is Mau Aimma Station, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Markhamau.

Markhamau is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhamau is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Mau Aimma Station is about 3.1 km away. Mau Aimma is about 4.1 km away. Soraon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alawalpur (under 2 km), Mohammadpur Sarai Ali (1.7 km) and Sarai Padmauat (1.7 km).

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

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