# Markanar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities

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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 **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 86 households**, the 167th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 361people (2011)
- 86households
- 53.2%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Markanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markanar is 497339.** Markanar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatGudabeda
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448411

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)115 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)115 km by road
- Antagarh (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 Markanar?

3 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koyalibeda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Antagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 18% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 35 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markanar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****7%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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+) ****53.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**981

Working population ****49.6%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 39.9% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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

- Ashok Nagar369 people
- Ghotiya366 people
- Udumgaon366 people
- Anupur364 people
- Burka348 people
- Mindi348 people
- Kurush Bodi340 people
- Murnar337 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?497339
- How far is Markanar from Kanker?115 km by road
- What is the population of Markanar?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markanar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Markanar?53.2% (Census 2011)