# Markanar Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Markanar

Markanar is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 57 households**, the 35th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 303people (2011)
- 57households
- 46.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Markanar PIN code and other codes

Markanar falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539703

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

## How far is Markanar from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)217 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)217 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 Markanar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Markanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhamragad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Markanar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 10% of the 978 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Markanar

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

■ Markanar · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Markanar?

■ Markanar · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**999

Working population ****64.7%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Bhamragad

- Botanfundi364 people
- Mirgurwancha358 people
- Krisnar S333 people
- Palli310 people
- Karampalli302 people
- Binagunda299 people
- Kosfundi296 people
- Darbha294 people

[All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markanar from Gadchiroli?217 km by road
- What is the population of Markanar?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markanar in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Markanar?46.5% (Census 2011)