About Markara Village

Markara is a large village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,346 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.72 hectares hectares.

Markara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Deoria
Tehsil	Barhaj
Area (hectares)	423.72 hectares
Population	2,804
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Markara compares

By the 2011 count Markara is the 20th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 423.72 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Markara

Markara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Markara from other places

Markara lies about 29 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 8.2 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 Markara
Nearest town	Chillupār	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Dohrighat	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhaj	15 km
District headquarters	Deoria	29 km

Villages closest to Markara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markara village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 20th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Markara village has 1,346 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markara has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

Markara covers 423.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markara falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markara is Dohrighat, about 8.2 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 village for Markara.

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

Markara is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Chillupār is about 7.9 km away. Dohrighat is about 8.2 km away. Barhaj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.