Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara # Markawada Markawada is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,130 people in 246 households, the 34th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,130 people (2011) - 246 households - 76.2% literacy - 915 females per 1,000 males ## Markawada PIN code and other codes Markawada falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Pandhurna - Census village code 495554 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Markawada from nearby towns? - Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 113 km by road - Pandhurna (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Markawada? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Markawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karman Kalan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Markawada known for? The main crops are soyabean, cotton and groundnut. About 71% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Markawada Of every 100 households in Markawada in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markawada · ■ Pandhurna rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 82% - Toilet within the home 4% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89% - Tap water 99% 44% - Drinking water within premises 66% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 93% - Use banking services 66% 39% - Television 26% 27% - Mobile phone 26% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 48% 47% - Own their home 97% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Markawada? ■ Markawada · ■ Pandhurna rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.2% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 977 - Working population 61.9% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 69.2% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 199 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (13%) · ■ Other work 27 (4%) · ■ Marginal 384 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna - Gorlikhapa 1,214 people - Pathai 1,203 people - Kundali 1,178 people - Piparpani 1,171 people - Ghogari 1,127 people - Dholan Khapa Ryt. 1,124 people - Dhanora 1,106 people - Bhatewadi 1,097 people All 169 villages in Pandhurna ## Quick answers - How far is Markawada from Chhindwara? 113 km by road - What is the population of Markawada? 1,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markawada in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Markawada? 76.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/markawada-495554/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.