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About Markhara Village

Markhara is a mid sized village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 590 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.99 hectares hectares.

Markhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Area (hectares) 203.99 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 590
Female Population 505
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 Markhara compares

By the 2011 count Markhara is the 154th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 203.99 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Markhara

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

Markhara lies about 44 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bilhaur, about 10 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 Markhara
Nearest railway station Bilhaur 10 km
Nearest town Bāngarmau 26 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 44 km

Villages closest to Markhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhara village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 154th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Markhara village has 590 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhara has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Markhara covers 203.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markhara falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhara is Bilhaur, about 10 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 Markhara.

Markhara is about 44 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhara is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bilhaur is about 10 km away. Bāngarmau is about 26 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaibhanpur (under 2 km), Kharpatpur (1.8 km) and Uttha (1.9 km).

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

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