# Markame Tola Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Markame Tola

Markame Tola is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491444**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 250 households**, the 39th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 250households
- 78.8%literacy
- 491444PIN code

## Markame Tola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markame Tola is 491444.** Markame Tola falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491444
- Gram panchayatMarkame Tola
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440399

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

## How far is Markame Tola from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)21 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town)21 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 Markame Tola?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talikidih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Markame Tola known for?

About 80% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Markame Tola

Of every 100 households in Markame Tola in 2011, 91 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markame Tola · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**77%

Tap water ****36%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****39%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

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 Markame Tola?

■ Markame Tola · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**996

Working population ****50.4%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 209 (32%)

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 Khairagarh

- Aveli1,307 people
- Ragra1,294 people
- Deoribhath1,292 people
- Thelkadih1,291 people
- Salouni1,270 people
- Bhulatola1,252 people
- Baphara1,180 people
- Pachpedi1,172 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markame Tola?491444
- How far is Markame Tola from Rajnandgaon?21 km by road
- What is the population of Markame Tola?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markame Tola in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markame Tola?78.8% (Census 2011)
