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About Markhanuei Village

Markhanuei is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 68 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,485 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markhanuei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markhanuei village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 27.26 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 68
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,485
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 Markhanuei compares

By the 2011 count Markhanuei is the 137th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 27.26 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Markhanuei

Markhanuei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Markhanuei 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 Markhanuei from other places

Markhanuei lies about 38 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Markhanuei
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 21 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Markhanuei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markhanuei village had a population of 169. That makes it the 137th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Markhanuei village has 68 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markhanuei has about 1485 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Markhanuei is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markhanuei covers 27.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Markhanuei falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Markhanuei is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Markhanuei.

Markhanuei is about 38 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markhanuei is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 21 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamar Kote (under 2 km), Jumarlakh (under 2 km) and Dhanola Sera (2.7 km).

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

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