# Markia Village, Giba, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Giba, Upper Subansiri 

# Markia

Markia is a village in Giba sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 42 households**, the 6th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 201people (2011)
- 42households
- 46.7%literacy
- 1,185females per 1,000 males

## Markia PIN code and other codes

Markia falls in Giba sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGiba
- Census village code263021

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Markia from nearby towns?

- Giba (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)47 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)47 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Markia?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Markia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Kodak
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Markia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Markia

Of every 100 households in Markia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markia · ■ Giba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****96%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Markia?

■ Markia · ■ Giba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185**

**1104

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1049

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 35.2% for women. 36% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 74 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Giba

- Leriak332 people
- Sorum253 people
- Rebi235 people
- Leya215 people
- Marging185 people
- Gite Dignium184 people
- Nadam183 people
- Dignium175 people

[All 36 villages in Giba](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/giba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markia from Daporijo?47 km by road
- What is the population of Markia?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markia in?Upper Subansiri district (Giba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markia?46.7% (Census 2011)