# Markata Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Markata

Markata is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,742 people in 266 households**, the 20th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,742people (2011)
- 266households
- 73.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Markata PIN code and other codes

Markata falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAdampur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245136

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

## How far is Markata from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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 Markata?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Markata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Markata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Markata

Of every 100 households in Markata in 2011, 14 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markata · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****73%**

**47%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Markata?

■ Markata · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**927

Working population ****38.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 265 (40%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Giriak

- Adampur2,129 people
- Puraini1,989 people
- Kairua1,951 people
- Ghora Katora1,802 people
- Tarokhar1,563 people
- Saindih1,478 people
- Sakuchi1,312 people
- Mohammadpur1,275 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markata from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Markata?1,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markata in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Markata?73.5% (Census 2011)