# Kheri Markanda Village, Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/kheri-markanda/ Village · Thanesar, Kurukshetra # Kheri Markanda Kheri Markanda is a village in Thanesar sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, PIN code **136131**. The 2011 Census counted **3,536 people in 687 households**, the 19th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,536people (2011) - 687households - 83.6%literacy - 136131PIN code ## Kheri Markanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kheri Markanda is 136131.** Kheri Markanda falls in Thanesar sub-district, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. - PIN code136131 - Gram panchayatKheri Markanda - Community development blockThanesar - Census village code058525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kheri Markanda from nearby towns? - Thanesar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kurukshetra (district HQ)2 km by road - Thanesar (nearest town)2 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 Kheri Markanda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kheri Markanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thanesar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thanesar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thanesar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Kheri Markanda known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include atta chakki, rice mill, oil mill and basket making. About 68% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Kheri Markanda Of every 100 households in Kheri Markanda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kheri Markanda · ■ Thanesar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****91%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **27% Tap water ****87%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **57% Use banking services ****70%** **70% Television ****89%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **96% 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 Kheri Markanda? ■ Kheri Markanda · ■ Thanesar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722** **818 Working population ****36.8%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (13%) · **■** Household industry 88 (7%) · **■** Other work 530 (41%) · **■** Marginal 424 (33%) 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 Thanesar - Dhurala4,358 people - Ban3,723 people - Nawarsi3,601 people - Teora3,539 people - Gudah3,389 people - Mehra3,341 people - Sirsala3,315 people - Lohara3,289 people [All 242 villages in Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kheri Markanda?136131 - How far is Kheri Markanda from Kurukshetra?2 km by road - What is the population of Kheri Markanda?3,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kheri Markanda in?Kurukshetra district (Thanesar sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Kheri Markanda?83.6% (Census 2011)