# Markasa Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/markasa/ Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills # Markasa Markasa is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 93 households**, the 31st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 639people (2011) - 93households - 83.6%literacy - 793119PIN code ## Markasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Markasa is 793119.** Markasa falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793119 - Community development blockMawthadraishan - Census village code276907 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markasa from nearby towns? - Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)20 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town)20 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 Markasa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Markasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 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 Markasa known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize, sweet potato and potato**. Products made here include furniture. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Markasa Of every 100 households in Markasa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Markasa · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **57% Toilet within the home ****34%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **46% Tap water ****46%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****90%** **23% Television ****32%** **15% Mobile phone ****52%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **52% Own their home ****74%** **95% 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 Markasa? ■ Markasa · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **961 Working population ****37.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 86.8% for women. 39% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 61 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (27%) · **■** Other work 54 (22%) · **■** Marginal 61 (25%) 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 Mawthadraishan - Laitnamlang668 people - Mawkhlie660 people - Kynshi Bangla650 people - Ramsiej640 people - Kynshi Mawphanain637 people - Nongshillong625 people - Nginiong623 people - Kynshi Rashan604 people [All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markasa?793119 - How far is Markasa from Nongstoin?20 km by road - What is the population of Markasa?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markasa in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Markasa?83.6% (Census 2011)