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About Markhola Village

Markhola is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 45 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 41.68 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 45
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Markhola compares

By the 2011 count Markhola is the 342nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 41.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Markhola

Markhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markhola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Markhola from other places

Markhola lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 62 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 Markhola
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 62 km

Villages closest to Markhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhola village had a population of 93. That makes it the 342nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Markhola village has 45 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhola has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Markhola is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhola covers 41.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markhola falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Markhola is Kotdwara, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markhola.

Markhola is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhola is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Kotdwara is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (under 2 km), Bhatkoti (3.9 km) and Bailan Gaon (3.9 km).

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

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