# Markakasa Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Markakasa

Markakasa is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 180 households**, the 88th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 827people (2011)
- 180households
- 59.1%literacy
- 491558PIN code

## Markakasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markakasa is 491558.** Markakasa falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491558
- Gram panchayatJob
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440931

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

## How far is Markakasa from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)10 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 Markakasa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Markakasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhuira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhuriya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Markakasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 76% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Markakasa

Of every 100 households in Markakasa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markakasa · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**84%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Markakasa?

■ Markakasa · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**1008

Working population ****63.0%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 155 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 345 (66%)

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 Chhuriya

- Bijepar843 people
- Kapa842 people
- Ghupsal838 people
- Ghoghre827 people
- Gopalpur811 people
- Bhandari Bharda809 people
- Muchedand808 people
- Bharri Tola801 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markakasa?491558
- How far is Markakasa from Rajnandgaon?60 km by road
- What is the population of Markakasa?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markakasa in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markakasa?59.1% (Census 2011)