# Markalmetta Village, Jiwati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jiwati, Chandrapur 

# Markalmetta

Markalmetta is a village in Jiwati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442908**. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 306 households**, the 13th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,199people (2011)
- 306households
- 69.0%literacy
- 442908PIN code

## Markalmetta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markalmetta is 442908.** Markalmetta falls in Jiwati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442908
- Community development blockJiwati
- Census village code541693

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

## How far is Markalmetta from nearby towns?

- Jiwati (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)81 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)60 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 Markalmetta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Markalmetta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jiwati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Markalmetta known for?

About 32% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Markalmetta

Of every 100 households in Markalmetta in 2011, 32 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markalmetta · ■ Jiwati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**73%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Markalmetta?

■ Markalmetta · ■ Jiwati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**1008

Working population ****58.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 56.5% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 139 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (55%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 145 (21%)

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 Jiwati

- Gudsela1,312 people
- Yellapur1,254 people
- Dhonda Arjuni1,253 people
- Nagrala1,233 people
- Shed Wahi1,162 people
- Markagondi1,120 people
- Ambezari1,109 people
- Pallezari1,100 people

[All 83 villages in Jiwati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/jiwati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markalmetta?442908
- How far is Markalmetta from Chandrapur?81 km by road
- What is the population of Markalmetta?1,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markalmetta in?Chandrapur district (Jiwati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Markalmetta?69.0% (Census 2011)
