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About Markania Village

Markania is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 473 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.39 hectares hectares.

Markania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 112.39 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 473
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Markania compares

By the 2011 count Markania is the 253rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 112.39 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Markania

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

Markania lies about 14 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 5.6 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 Markania
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 6.8 km
Nearest town Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 12 km
District headquarters Chandauli 14 km

Villages closest to Markania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markania village had a population of 905. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Markania village has 473 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markania has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Markania covers 112.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markania falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markania is Kuchman Railway Station, about 5.6 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 Markania.

Markania is about 14 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markania is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Kuchman Railway Station is about 5.6 km away. Sakaldiha is about 6.8 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 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 Pakhopur (under 2 km), Jamalapur (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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