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About Markhapur Village

Markhapur is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 370 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.45 hectares hectares.

Markhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 96.45 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 370
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Markhapur compares

By the 2011 count Markhapur is the 240th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 96.45 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Markhapur

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

Markhapur lies about 48 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Sarayan, about 12 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 Markhapur
Nearest railway station Sarayan 12 km
Nearest town Biswān 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 16 km
District headquarters Sitapur 48 km

Villages closest to Markhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhapur village had a population of 696. That makes it the 240th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Markhapur village has 370 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhapur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Markhapur covers 96.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markhapur falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markhapur is Sarayan, about 12 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 Markhapur.

Markhapur is about 48 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhapur is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Sarayan is about 12 km away. Biswān is about 16 km away. Mahmudabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alawalpur (under 2 km), Khurwal (1.5 km) and Kewalpur (1.8 km).

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

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