# Marka Khanda Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/marka-khanda/ Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Marka Khanda Marka Khanda is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441916**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 214 households**, the 44th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 859people (2011) - 214households - 72.6%literacy - 441916PIN code ## Marka Khanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marka Khanda is 441916.** Marka Khanda falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - PIN code441916 - Community development blockSalekasa - Census village code538051 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marka Khanda from nearby towns? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)54 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)54 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 Marka Khanda? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Marka Khanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijepar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salekasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nag - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Marka Khanda known for? About 51% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Marka Khanda Of every 100 households in Marka Khanda in 2011, 36 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marka Khanda · ■ Salekasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **68% Toilet within the home ****32%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****62%** **68% Television ****14%** **22% Mobile phone ****26%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Marka Khanda? ■ Marka Khanda · ■ Salekasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **966 Working population ****69.6%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 67% of men and 72% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 428 (72%) 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 Salekasa - Powaritola923 people - Bramhantola904 people - Khedepar897 people - Pathantola870 people - Gandhitola836 people - Kumbhartola834 people - Makkatola803 people - Labhan Dharni783 people [All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marka Khanda?441916 - How far is Marka Khanda from Gondiya?54 km by road - What is the population of Marka Khanda?859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marka Khanda in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Marka Khanda?72.6% (Census 2011)