# Madarka Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Madarka

Madarka is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,132 people in 206 households**, the 39th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,132people (2011)
- 206households
- 57.4%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Madarka PIN code and other codes

Madarka falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457751

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

## How far is Madarka from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Nowgong (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 Madarka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Madarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Madarka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 45% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Madarka

Of every 100 households in Madarka in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madarka · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**53%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Madarka?

■ Madarka · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**890

Working population ****54.2%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 40.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 309 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (10%) · **■** Marginal 226 (37%)

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 Nowgong

- Khurda1,222 people
- Mabaiya1,205 people
- Gudho1,194 people
- Ama1,186 people
- Sunati1,053 people
- Sardarpur1,023 people
- Chaukheda1,018 people
- Saderi1,017 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madarka from Chhatarpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Madarka?1,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madarka in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Madarka?57.4% (Census 2011)