# Markar Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Markar

Markar is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 56 households**, the 81st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 3.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 248people (2011)
- 56households
- 3.1%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Markar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markar is 764039.** Markar falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatSunki
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430070

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

## How far is Markar from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)77 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)39 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 Markar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Markar known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and zinger**. About 41% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Markar

Of every 100 households in Markar 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.

■ Markar · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****98%**

**73%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Markar?

■ Markar · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****3.1%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**939

Working population ****60.1%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 4.5% for men and 1.9% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 131 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Pottangi

- Bituguda281 people
- Setrai265 people
- Karidi258 people
- Giriliguda248 people
- Telrai237 people
- Jamukota234 people
- Pilikabitra230 people
- Digugabadar228 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markar?764039
- How far is Markar from Koraput?77 km by road
- What is the population of Markar?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markar in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Markar?3.1% (Census 2011)