# Markalu Village, Malavalli, Mandya (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malavalli, Mandya 

# Markalu

Markalu is a village in Malavalli sub-district of Mandya district, Karnataka, PIN code **571424**. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 743 households**, the 11th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,144people (2011)
- 743households
- 61.5%literacy
- 571424PIN code

## Markalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markalu is 571424.** Markalu falls in Malavalli sub-district, Mandya district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571424
- Gram panchayatHittanahalli
- Community development blockMalavalli
- Census village code614678

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

## How far is Markalu from nearby towns?

- Malavalli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Malavalli (nearest town)10 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 Markalu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Markalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malavalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Malavalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mysore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Markalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 74% of the 824 hectares of village land is sown, and 449 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 Markalu

Of every 100 households in Markalu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markalu · ■ Malavalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****71%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**37%

Television ****42%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Markalu?

■ Markalu · ■ Malavalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**929

Working population ****51.1%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 768 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (8%) · **■** Marginal 632 (39%)

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 Malavalli

- Purigali3,885 people
- Hittanahalli3,563 people
- Sujjalur3,524 people
- Chikkamulagudu3,230 people
- Lingapatna3,123 people
- Boppagowdanapura3,088 people
- Nelamakanahalli3,068 people
- Banasamudra2,985 people

[All 186 villages in Malavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/malavalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markalu?571424
- How far is Markalu from Mandya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Markalu?3,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markalu in?Mandya district (Malavalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Markalu?61.5% (Census 2011)