# Markan Village, Dholi, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/dholi/markan/ Village · Dholi, Muzaffarpur # Markan Markan is a village in Dholi sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 255 households**, the 25th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,443people (2011) - 255households - 64.0%literacy - 843105PIN code ## Markan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Markan is 843105.** Markan falls in Dholi sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843105 - Gram panchayatBishanpur Sriram - Community development blockDholi - Census village code229306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markan from nearby towns? - Dholi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)10 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)10 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 Markan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Markan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Markan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Markan Of every 100 households in Markan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markan · ■ Dholi rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **17% Toilet within the home ****27%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **61% Television ****23%** **16% Mobile phone ****49%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****23%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **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 Markan? ■ Markan · ■ Dholi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **939 Working population ****42.5%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 59.4% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (69%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Dholi - Daraha Chausajh1,617 people - Balua1,580 people - Sambaha1,486 people - Mahammadpur Shiuram1,474 people - Mohammadpur Gokhul1,329 people - Mahammadpur Damodar1,241 people - Mahammadpur Lalse1,213 people - Titra Asanan1,125 people [All 37 villages in Dholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/dholi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markan?843105 - How far is Markan from Muzaffarpur?10 km by road - What is the population of Markan?1,443 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markan in?Muzaffarpur district (Dholi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Markan?64.0% (Census 2011)