# Markoot Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Gurez, Bandipore 

# Markoot

Markoot is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193503**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 261 households**, the 7th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 261households
- 76.7%literacy
- 193503PIN code

## Markoot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markoot is 193503.** Markoot falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193503
- Gram panchayatMarkoot
- Community development blockGurez
- Census village code002707

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

## How far is Markoot from nearby towns?

- Gurez (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)90 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)90 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 Markoot?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Markoot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Markoot known for?

The main crops are **potato, peas and maize**. About 65% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Markoot

Of every 100 households in Markoot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Markoot · ■ Gurez rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**50%

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

**60%

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

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**97%

Use banking services ****90%**

**44%

Television ****65%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Markoot?

■ Markoot · ■ Gurez rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****706**

**653

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**914

Working population ****29.5%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 468 (78%) · **■** Marginal 130 (22%)

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 Gurez

- Badwan Wanpora3,327 people
- Niru2,297 people
- Shah Pora2,212 people
- Gulshan Pora2,206 people
- Nail Kanzalawan1,930 people
- Badugam1,813 people
- Baduab1,541 people
- Khandyal1,392 people

[All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markoot?193503
- How far is Markoot from Bandipora?90 km by road
- What is the population of Markoot?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markoot in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Markoot?76.7% (Census 2011)