# Markote Village, Mandi, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandi, Punch 

# Markote

Markote is a village in Mandi sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,200 people in 207 households**, the 23rd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,200people (2011)
- 207households
- 43.6%literacy
- 185121PIN code

## Markote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markote is 185121.** Markote falls in Mandi sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185121
- Gram panchayatBrachar
- Community development blockMandi
- Census village code001149

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?

- Mandi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)18 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)18 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Markote known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 27% of the 206 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 Markote

Of every 100 households in Markote in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markote · ■ Mandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****36%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**46%

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 · ■ Mandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**905

Working population ****26.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 28.2% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 281 (87%)

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 Mandi

- Jandrola1,461 people
- Bandikama Khan1,362 people
- Seikhlu1,307 people
- Brachhar1,266 people
- Dhangri1,189 people
- Chilla1,046 people
- Atoli917 people
- Kehnu897 people

[All 37 villages in Mandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markote?185121
- How far is Markote from Punch?18 km by road
- What is the population of Markote?1,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markote in?Punch district (Mandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Markote?43.6% (Census 2011)