Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar # Markata Markata is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814150. The 2011 Census counted 309 people in 43 households, the 89th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 309 people (2011) - 43 households - 64.5% literacy - 814150 PIN code ## Markata PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Markata is 814150. Markata falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 814150 - Gram panchayat Matapur - Community development block Sona Rai Tharhi - Census village code 354150 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Markata from nearby towns? - Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Deoghar (district HQ) 42 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Markata? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Markata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nawadih - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deoghar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deoghar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Markata known for? The main crops are rice. About 32% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Markata Of every 100 households in Markata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markata · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 19% - Toilet within the home 2% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 98% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 28% 38% - Television 2% 9% - Mobile phone 62% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 25% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 15% 22% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Markata? ■ Markata · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 850 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1179 967 - Working population 53.1% 49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 43.1% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (4%) · ■ Household industry 25 (15%) · ■ Other work 18 (11%) · ■ Marginal 75 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sona Rai Tharhi - Upar Nawadih 328 people - Dhanwe 327 people - Pokharia 323 people - Dhanwepuran 309 people - Jhunki 308 people - Harlatanr 307 people - Tarajora 307 people - Khapchia 300 people All 214 villages in Sona Rai Tharhi ## Other places named Markata - Markata · Village, Giriak, Nalanda · 1,742 people - Markata · Village, Jamui, Jamui · 596 people - Markata · Village, Sarath, Deoghar · 357 people - Markata · Village, Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal · 246 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markata? 814150 - How far is Markata from Deoghar? 42 km by road - What is the population of Markata? 309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markata in? Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Markata? 64.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/markata/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.