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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Markola is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,125 across 260 households. It has a literacy rate of 68.3%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HASU BAGDI
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- LGD code
- 317327
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population
- 1,125
- Households
- 260
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 493
- Distance to district centre
- 1 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 163 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1171 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bataspur · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Narayanghati Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Markola compares
By population, Markola ranks #51 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.3%
+4.8% vs mandal average
- Markola
- 68.3%
- Sainthia mandal
- 63.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
−10 vs mandal average
- Markola
- 940
- Sainthia mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Markola
- 4.3
- Sainthia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Markola at a glance
Markola is a village of 1,125 people in 260 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 51st-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 68%, 5 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 1 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 6 km from Bataspur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317327. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayanghati Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is HASU BAGDI, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 1,258 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Markola
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 240.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Markola
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Markola
- LGD code
- 317327
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,125
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,258
- Households
- 260
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.91428°N, 87.72060°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- HASU BAGDI
- Block / Mandal
- Sainthia
Getting there
How to reach Markola
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata163 kmcapital
- Delhi1171 km
- Hyderabad1204 km
- Chennai1437 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBataspur6 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand14 km
- Hospital / PHCNarayanghati Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank13 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump20 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University26 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station48 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731234
- AmuaSainthia mandal4,398 pop
- MatpalshaSainthia mandal3,756 pop
- Uttar SijaSainthia mandal3,181 pop
- RangaipurSainthia mandal2,965 pop
- NanubazarSainthia mandal2,554 pop
- HarpalsaSainthia mandal2,403 pop
- MahishdahariSainthia mandal2,320 pop
- Paschim NaoaparaSainthia mandal2,288 pop
- PaharpurSainthia mandal2,247 pop
Villages near Markola
Other villages in Sainthia mandal
View all 60+ →- Amua
- Matpalsha
- Kunuri
- Uttar Sija
- Rangaipur
- Rasaipur
- Kuchighata
- Balsunda
- Kagas
- Nanubazar
- Bhagabatipur
- Deoash
- Iswarpur
- Harpalsa
- Mahishdahari
- Bhalian
- Paschim Naoapara
- Paharpur
- Hatara
- Derpur
- Kanturi
- Jiui
- Bharamarkol
- Kurumsaha
- Dakshin Sija
- Digha
- Uttar Bamnigaon
- Uttar Kanaipur
- Purba Siur
- Mallikpur
- Palashdanga
- Salchapra
- Kherua
- Kusumjatra
- Paschim Sahapur
- Bataspur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)