# Orkosa Village, Markacho, Kodarma (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Markacho, Kodarma 

# Orkosa

Orkosa is a village in Markacho sub-district of Kodarma district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825318**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 40 households**, the 87th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 179people (2011)
- 40households
- 79.3%literacy
- 825318PIN code

## Orkosa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orkosa is 825318.** Orkosa falls in Markacho sub-district, Kodarma district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825318
- Gram panchayatTelodih
- Community development blockMarkacho
- Census village code350144

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

## How far is Orkosa from nearby towns?

- Markacho (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Koderma (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhumari Tilaiya (nearest town)30 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 Orkosa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Orkosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Markacho
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhumritalaiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Orkosa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Orkosa

Of every 100 households in Orkosa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Orkosa · ■ Markacho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**63%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

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 Orkosa?

■ Orkosa · ■ Markacho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**975

Working population ****27.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 53% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (12%) · **■** Other work 6 (12%) · **■** Marginal 7 (14%)

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 Markacho

- Beko251 people
- Barotanr242 people
- Panruwai229 people
- Pichhri219 people
- Udalo147 people
- Jhawatari129 people
- Lalkapani Alias Gondardih129 people
- Lahabar126 people

[All 108 villages in Markacho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/kodarma/markacho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orkosa?825318
- How far is Orkosa from Koderma?30 km by road
- What is the population of Orkosa?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orkosa in?Kodarma district (Markacho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Orkosa?79.3% (Census 2011)