# Markachua Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Markachua

Markachua is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 31 households**, the 255th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 163people (2011)
- 31households
- 18.2%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Markachua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markachua is 491559.** Markachua falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatMandagaon
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448470

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

## How far is Markachua from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)105 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)30 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 Markachua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Markachua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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.

## Homes and amenities in Markachua

Of every 100 households in Markachua 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.

■ Markachua · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Markachua?

■ Markachua · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**981

Working population ****79.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.0% for men and 16.2% for women. 79% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 34 (26%) · **■** Marginal 95 (74%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Kuli171 people
- Sahdongri171 people
- Marbeda170 people
- Behbeda168 people
- Mekawahi158 people
- Hetale157 people
- Boganmodiya154 people
- Gotaj148 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markachua?491559
- How far is Markachua from Kanker?105 km by road
- What is the population of Markachua?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markachua in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markachua?18.2% (Census 2011)