# Markan Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Markan

Markan is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 82 households**, the 114th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 538people (2011)
- 82households
- 70.1%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Markan PIN code and other codes

Markan falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikraur
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252258

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?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sasaram (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 Markan?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Babhani
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mohaniya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 85% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markan · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**53%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****98%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**953

Working population ****40.1%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 59.6% for women. 40% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 210 (97%)

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 Sheosagar

- Shahpur581 people
- Kekarha566 people
- Jigna560 people
- Torni560 people
- Morkap535 people
- Pariagpur523 people
- Gamharia519 people
- Sonbarsa513 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markan from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Markan?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markan in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Markan?70.1% (Census 2011)