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About Markhola Village

Markhola is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 6 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, 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 Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 25.41 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 6
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 220th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 25.41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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 <5 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 48 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 55 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
Nearest town Srīnagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 33 km
District headquarters Garhwal 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 55 km

Villages closest to Markhola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 17. That makes it the 220th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Markhola village has 6 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhola has about 1833 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Markhola is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhola covers 25.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Markhola falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Markhola is Rishikesh, about 55 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Markhola.

Markhola is about 48 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 Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 7.5 km away. Satpuli is about 33 km away. Garhwal is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulkhariyal Khola (6.4 km), Molkhandi Akari (8.8 km) and Molkhandi Sakri (8.8 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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