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- LGD code
- 46823
- Pincode
- 246276
- Post office
- Bironkhal (A)
- Population
- 120
- Households
- 26
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 65
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 96 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 241 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 62 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Chipalghat · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Markhola compares
By population, Markhola ranks #141 of 268 villages in Bironkhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
−9.7% vs mandal average
- Markhola
- 57.5%
- Bironkhal mandal
- 67.2%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−258 vs mandal average
- Markhola
- 1,000
- Bironkhal mandal
- 1,258
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Markhola
- 4.6
- Bironkhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Markhola at a glance
Markhola is a village of 120 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Bironkhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 141st-largest of 268 villages in Bironkhal tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 21 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 62 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246276, served by Bironkhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 46823. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chipalghat, 8 km away. The village votes in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satpal Maharaj. The population is estimated at 141 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Markhola
- LGD code
- 46823
- Pincode
- 246276
- Post office
- Bironkhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 120
- Population (projected 2026)
- 141
- Households
- 26
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Coordinates
- 30.12048°N, 79.00226°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chaubattakhal
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satpal Maharaj
- Block / Mandal
- Bironkhal
Getting there
How to reach Markhola
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun96 kmcapital
- Delhi241 km
- Kolkata1254 km
- Mumbai1375 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara62 km
- Bus stopKalina (soad)21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chipalghat8 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM25 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry7 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Markhola
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Sungher Khal
- Jiwaye
- Lodli
- Gadkot
- Tatiya / Baijrow Or Dhariya
- Ghansyali
- Panchrad
- Sukayee
- Saidhar
- Sindodi Malli
- Maithana
- Kashani
- Kanda Malla
- Bhakhand
- Sili Talli
- Kanda Talla
- Bhaiswada
- Dhound
- Kamrai
- Khitothiya
- Nagni
- Nawan Chowk (Nau)
- Ghodpala Malla
- Sisayee
- Lachi
- Bhourad
- Bawasa Malla
- Thapla
- Gween Malla Or Walli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)