Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa # Markadih Markadih is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 895 people in 172 households, the 40th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 895 people (2011) - 172 households - 79.3% literacy - 495552 PIN code ## Markadih PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Markadih is 495552. Markadih falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495552 - Gram panchayat Markadih - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436572 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Markadih from nearby towns? - Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 14 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Markadih? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Markadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bodsara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Janjgir - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Markadih known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 76% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Markadih Of every 100 households in Markadih in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markadih · ■ Janjgir rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 90% - Toilet within the home 13% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 86% - Tap water 8% 10% - Drinking water within premises 4% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 20% 21% - Television 32% 34% - Mobile phone 16% 26% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 36% 26% - Own their home 93% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Markadih? ■ Markadih · ■ Janjgir rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 75.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 971 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 785 968 - Working population 48.4% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 66.9% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 340 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (7%) · ■ Marginal 60 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir - Mauhadih 1,052 people - Sewai 1,047 people - Akaltari 1,029 people - Nawapara 959 people - Nawapara 837 people - Bhada 727 people - Kudri 699 people - Khaira 686 people All 50 villages in Janjgir ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markadih? 495552 - How far is Markadih from Janjgir? 14 km by road - What is the population of Markadih? 895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markadih in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Markadih? 79.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/markadih/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.