# Markud Village, Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur 

# Markud

Markud is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **97 people in 19 households**, the 103rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 97people (2011)
- 19households
- 5.7%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Markud PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markud is 494661.** Markud falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatKerpe
- Community development blockBhopalpattnam
- Census village code450678

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

## How far is Markud from nearby towns?

- Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ)119 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Bhopalpattanam (nearest town)119 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 Markud?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Markud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Karkeli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhopalpattnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Markud known for?

The main crops are **paddy and kidney bean**. About 2% of the 1,461 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Markud

Of every 100 households in Markud in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markud · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Markud?

■ Markud · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.7%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**991

Working population ****62.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 9.1% for men and 2.7% for women. 68% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 58 (95%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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 Bhopalpattnam

- Burguda101 people
- Kondamosam101 people
- Chhotekakler100 people
- Koranjed97 people
- Gauraram95 people
- Gartul92 people
- Kambalpeta92 people
- Pendlalam90 people

[All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markud?494661
- How far is Markud from Bijapur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Markud?97 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markud in?Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markud?5.7% (Census 2011)