About Markunda Village

Markunda is a large village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,068, made up of 1,533 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1095.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Narayangarh
Pincode	721437
Area (hectares)	1095.93 hectares
Population	3,068
Male Population	1,533
Female Population	1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Markunda compares

By the 2011 count Markunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 1095.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Markunda

Markunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Markunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maninathpur, Maniraj, Maniraj Batitaki and Mankar Magura. 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.

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Common questions about Markunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Markunda village had a population of 3,068. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Markunda village has 1,533 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markunda has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Markunda is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markunda covers 1095.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markunda falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Markunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Markunda is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.