# Markanja Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/markanja/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Markanja Markanja is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574248**. The 2011 Census counted **3,436 people in 837 households**, the 15th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 3,436people (2011) - 837households - 85.8%literacy - 574248PIN code ## Markanja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Markanja is 574248.** Markanja falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574248 - Gram panchayatMarkanja - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617771 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markanja from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)115 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)20 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 Markanja? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Markanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sulya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalmadka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Markanja known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 32% of the 1,975 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Markanja Of every 100 households in Markanja in 2011, 62 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Markanja · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **78% Toilet within the home ****52%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **20% Tap water ****2%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****90%** **85% Television ****31%** **45% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Markanja? ■ Markanja · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **976 Working population ****48.5%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 80.8% for women. 69% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 76 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,345 (81%) · **■** Marginal 234 (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 Sulya - Devachalla3,820 people - Aranthodu3,746 people - Yedamangala3,698 people - Aivathoklu3,453 people - Ubaradka Mittur3,362 people - Peruvaje3,011 people - Balpa2,973 people - Nellurkembraje2,848 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markanja?574248 - How far is Markanja from Mangalore?115 km by road - What is the population of Markanja?3,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markanja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Markanja?85.8% (Census 2011)