# Markekasa Village, Korchi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Korchi, Gadchiroli 

# Markekasa

Markekasa is a village in Korchi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 46 households**, the 69th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 207people (2011)
- 46households
- 85.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Markekasa PIN code and other codes

Markekasa falls in Korchi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorchi
- Census village code538766

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

## How far is Markekasa from nearby towns?

- Korchi (sub-district HQ)90 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)126 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)71 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 Markekasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korachi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Korachi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Markekasa known for?

About 50% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Markekasa

Of every 100 households in Markekasa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markekasa · ■ Korchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**88%

Television ****36%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Markekasa?

■ Markekasa · ■ Korchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**1013

Working population ****68.1%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 75.8% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Korchi

- Bondena216 people
- Tahakatola215 people
- Alondi214 people
- Rankatta210 people
- Kale203 people
- Shikaritola199 people
- Nadekal Alias Belkathi197 people
- Ambekhari194 people

[All 133 villages in Korchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/korchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Markekasa from Gadchiroli?126 km by road
- What is the population of Markekasa?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markekasa in?Gadchiroli district (Korchi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Markekasa?85.2% (Census 2011)