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Markud

मरकुद
Kohkameta mandal
Pincode 494661
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Markud observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJMA NURETI
Contact: 70****9193
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LGD code
449857
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population
26
Households
7
Literacy rate
0%
Sex ratio
1167 ♀/1000♂
Workers
17
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Raipur
210 km
Distance to Hyderabad
356 km
Nearest railway station
Dantewara · 65 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Assisi Shanti Bhavan · 35 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Markud compares

By population, Markud ranks #105 of 149 villages in Kohkameta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
0.0%
−29.4% vs mandal average
Markud
0.0%
Kohkameta mandal
29.4%
Narayanpur district
40.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,167
+218 vs mandal average
Markud
1,167
Kohkameta mandal
949
Household size
people per home
3.7
−1.5 vs mandal average
Markud
3.7
Kohkameta mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Markud at a glance

Markud is a village of 26 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Kohkameta tehsil, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 105th-largest of 149 villages in Kohkameta tehsil. Literacy is 0%, 29 points below the tehsil average of 29% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Narayanpur district centre, 65 km from Dantewara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494661, served by Narayanpur (Narayanpur) post office; the LGD village code is 449857. The nearest hospital or health centre is Assisi Shanti Bhavan, 35 km away. The sarpanch is RAJMA NURETI. The population is estimated at 31 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kachhapal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Markud · this village260%
Markud · Bhopalpattnam974%0 km N
Kumnar · Orchha5221%1.3 km NW
Kumnar · Kohkameta1443%1.3 km NW
Maspi · Kohkameta660%1.4 km NE
Maksuli · Orchha33924%1.4 km NE
Kuyen · Orchha02 km S

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Key facts — Markud

LGD code
449857
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population (Census 2011)
26
Population (projected 2026)
31
Households
7
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1167
Literacy rate
0.0%
Coordinates
19.43471°N, 81.07671°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJMA NURETI
Block / Mandal
Kohkameta
Getting there

How to reach Markud

Mandal centre
Kohkameta · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur210 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad356 km
  • Chennai712 km
  • Bengaluru809 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDantewara65 km
  • Hospital / PHCAssisi Shanti Bhavan35 km
  • CollegeLok Biradari School and College54 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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