# Markel Village, Jagdalpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/markel/ Village · Jagdalpur, Bastar # Markel Markel is a village in Jagdalpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **3,845 people in 1,023 households**, the 5th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 3,845people (2011) - 1,023households - 60.6%literacy - 494001PIN code ## Markel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Markel is 494001.** Markel falls in Jagdalpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494001 - Gram panchayatMarkel - Community development blockJagdalpur - Census village code449053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markel from nearby towns? - Jagdalpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)15 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)15 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 Markel? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Markel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagarnar - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Markel known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 51% of the 1,385 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Markel Of every 100 households in Markel in 2011, 66 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markel · ■ Jagdalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **69% Toilet within the home ****71%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **15% Tap water ****1%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****23%** **27% Television ****23%** **19% Mobile phone ****17%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Markel? ■ Markel · ■ Jagdalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **969 Working population ****34.5%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 301 (23%) · **■** Marginal 693 (52%) 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 Jagdalpur - Kurandi4,585 people - Aasana3,987 people - Nagarnar3,952 people - Adawal3,945 people - Pandripani3,514 people - Jamawada3,388 people - Billori3,275 people - Madpal2,938 people [All 116 villages in Jagdalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markel?494001 - How far is Markel from Jagdalpur?15 km by road - What is the population of Markel?3,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markel in?Bastar district (Jagdalpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Markel?60.6% (Census 2011)