About Markundi Village

Markundi is one of the larger villages in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,303, made up of 3,861 males and 3,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2529.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markundi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Pincode	231209
Area (hectares)	2529.45 hectares
Population	7,303
Male Population	3,861
Female Population	3,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Markundi compares

By the 2011 count Markundi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 2529.45 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Markundi

Markundi 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 Markundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markundi from other places

Markundi lies about 7.7 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about 3.2 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 Markundi
Nearest railway station	Agori Khas	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	7.7 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	7.7 km

Villages closest to Markundi

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 Markundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Markundi village had a population of 7,303. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Markundi village has 3,861 males and 3,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markundi has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Markundi is 231209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markundi covers 2529.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Markundi is Agori Khas, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Markundi.

Markundi is about 7.7 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markundi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 3.2 km away. Robertsganj is about 7.7 km away. Sonbhadra is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.