# Markanda Kansoba Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/markanda-kansoba/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Markanda Kansoba Markanda Kansoba is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 314 households**, the 41st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,159people (2011) - 314households - 76.7%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Markanda Kansoba PIN code and other codes Markanda Kansoba falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markanda Kansoba from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)72 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)72 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 Markanda Kansoba? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Markanda Kansoba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aashti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ashti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Markanda Kansoba known for? About 55% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Markanda Kansoba Of every 100 households in Markanda Kansoba in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Markanda Kansoba · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **70% Toilet within the home ****46%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **79% Tap water ****24%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **89% Use banking services ****52%** **74% Television ****34%** **25% Mobile phone ****29%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **33% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Markanda Kansoba? ■ Markanda Kansoba · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391** **970 Working population ****56.2%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (23%) · **■** Marginal 393 (60%) 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 Chamorshi - Vikaspalli1,212 people - Maler Mal1,208 people - Ramala1,201 people - Bahadupur1,175 people - Kishtapur1,153 people - Pettala Mal1,148 people - Adyal1,142 people - Vikrampur1,128 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Markanda Kansoba from Gadchiroli?72 km by road - What is the population of Markanda Kansoba?1,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markanda Kansoba in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Markanda Kansoba?76.7% (Census 2011)