# Markote Village, Rafiabad, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rafiabad, Baramula 

# Markote

Markote is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193303**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 35 households**, the 67th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 202people (2011)
- 35households
- 30.4%literacy
- 193303PIN code

## Markote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markote is 193303.** Markote falls in Rafiabad sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193303
- Gram panchayatP/Hq Panzal Pora
- Community development blockRafiabad
- Census village code002270

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

## How far is Markote from nearby towns?

- Rafaibad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)35 km by road
- Watergam (nearest town)21 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 Markote?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dangiwacha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sopore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sopore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Markote known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 61% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Markote

Of every 100 households in Markote in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markote · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**24%

Tap water ****37%**

**72%

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

**45%

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

**13%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**74%

Television ****0%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****34%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Markote?

■ Markote · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****788**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**914

Working population ****22.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.0% for men and 23.6% for women. 39% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 44 (98%)

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 Rafiabad

- Huma Dub245 people
- Duni Wari229 people
- Bata Pora Najar222 people
- Magray Pora Pain203 people
- Fagi Pora192 people
- Ahanger Pora191 people
- Sangram Pora177 people
- Magray Pora Bala157 people

[All 77 villages in Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markote?193303
- How far is Markote from Baramulla?35 km by road
- What is the population of Markote?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markote in?Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Markote?30.4% (Census 2011)