About Markuri Village

Markuri is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 754 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1784.62 hectares hectares.

Markuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markuri village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	1784.62 hectares
Population	1,476
Male Population	754
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Markuri compares

By the 2011 count Markuri is the 121st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1784.62 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Markuri

Markuri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Markuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markuri from other places

Markuri lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 9.8 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 Markuri
Nearest railway station	Chopan	9.8 km
Nearest town	Obra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	19 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	19 km

Villages closest to Markuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markuri village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 121st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Markuri village has 754 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markuri has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Markuri covers 1784.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markuri falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markuri is Chopan, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Markuri.

Markuri is about 19 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markuri is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 9.8 km away. Obra is about 18 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.