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About Markha Pur Village

Markha Pur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 381 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markha Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markha Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222125
Area (hectares) 102.82 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 381
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markha Pur compares

By the 2011 count Markha Pur is the 215th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 102.82 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Markha Pur

Markha Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markha Pur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markha Pur from other places

Markha Pur lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 6.2 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 Markha Pur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 9.2 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 25 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Markha Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 Markha Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Markha Pur village had a population of 780. That makes it the 215th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Markha Pur village has 381 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markha Pur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Markha Pur is 222125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markha Pur covers 102.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markha Pur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markha Pur is Harpalganj, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Markha Pur.

Markha Pur is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markha Pur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 6.2 km away. Badlapur is about 9.2 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajhar Mau (under 2 km), Abhaipur (under 2 km) and Bagojhar (1.6 km).

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

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