About Markka Village

Markka is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 524 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Tehsil	Tilhar
Pincode	242307
Area (hectares)	165.01 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	524
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
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 Markka compares

By the 2011 count Markka is the 238th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 165.01 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Markka

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

Markka lies about 22 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhakia Tiwari, about 6.5 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 Markka
Nearest railway station	Dhakia Tiwari	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tilhar	13 km
District headquarters	Shahjahanpur	22 km

Villages closest to Markka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markka village had a population of 961. That makes it the 238th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Markka village has 524 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markka has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

The pincode recorded for Markka is 242307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markka covers 165.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markka falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markka is Dhakia Tiwari, about 6.5 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 Markka.

Markka is about 22 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markka is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Dhakia Tiwari is about 6.5 km away. Tilhar is about 13 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.