# Markanar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities (2)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Markanar

Markanar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495335**. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 45 households**, the 208th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 267people (2011)
- 45households
- 46.2%literacy
- 495335PIN code

## Markanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markanar is 495335.** Markanar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495335
- Gram panchayatYesebeda
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448350

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

## How far is Markanar from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)157 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)32 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 Markanar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Markanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Markanar known for?

About 25% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Markanar

Of every 100 households in Markanar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markanar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**58%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Markanar?

■ Markanar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**981

Working population ****31.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 40.4% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Hanker273 people
- Manegaon272 people
- Gutakachhar269 people
- Deepnagar267 people
- Pakurkal264 people
- Enahura255 people
- Orchha255 people
- Penkodo251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markanar?495335
- How far is Markanar from Kanker?157 km by road
- What is the population of Markanar?267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markanar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markanar?46.2% (Census 2011)