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About Markola Village

Markola is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 580 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 240.35 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 580
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Markola compares

By the 2011 count Markola is the 51st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 240.35 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Markola

Markola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Markola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makaipar, Malhati, Maligaon and Maligram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Markola

As per the Census of India 2011, Markola village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 51st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Markola village has 580 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markola has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Markola is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markola covers 240.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markola falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Markola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Markola.

Markola is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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