# Markan Village, Hussainganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hussainganj, Siwan 

# Markan

Markan is a village in Hussainganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,190 people in 1,016 households**, the 7th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 7,190people (2011)
- 1,016households
- 66.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Markan PIN code and other codes

Markan falls in Hussainganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMarkan
- Community development blockHussainganj
- Census village code232002

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?

- Hussainganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 76% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 16 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markan · ■ Hussainganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**74%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Hussainganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**957

Working population ****24.3%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 418 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,012 (58%)

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 Hussainganj

- Bararam8,564 people
- Khanpur Khairanti8,480 people
- Hathaura8,461 people
- Chanp7,848 people
- Chhapiya Buzurg6,248 people
- Chhata6,245 people
- Habibnagar6,125 people
- Hathauri5,814 people

[All 46 villages in Hussainganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hussainganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markan from Siwan?3 km by road
- What is the population of Markan?7,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markan in?Siwan district (Hussainganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Markan?66.9% (Census 2011)