# Markula Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Markula

Markula is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,476 people in 495 households**, the 18th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,476people (2011)
- 495households
- 51.1%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Markula PIN code and other codes

Markula falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMarkula
- Community development blockKharmuza
- Census village code282091

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

## How far is Markula from nearby towns?

- Balijana (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)34 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)34 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 Markula?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Markula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Markula known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Markula

Of every 100 households in Markula in 2011, 7 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markula · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**57%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

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 Markula?

■ Markula · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**958

Working population ****25.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 481 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 113 (18%)

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 Balijana

- Simlabari2,882 people
- Bangaljar2,722 people
- Hasila Bill2,618 people
- Tapar Vita2,477 people
- Pandoba2,361 people
- Abrar Vita2,251 people
- Lampara2,016 people
- Dorapara1,941 people

[All 220 villages in Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markula from Goalpara?34 km by road
- What is the population of Markula?2,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markula in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Markula?51.1% (Census 2011)