# Markelguda Village, Orkel, Malkangiri (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Orkel, Malkangiri 

# Markelguda

Markelguda is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764051**. The 2011 Census counted **1,285 people in 253 households**, the 13th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 1,285people (2011)
- 253households
- 59.8%literacy
- 764051PIN code

## Markelguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markelguda is 764051.** Markelguda falls in Orkel sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.

- PIN code764051
- Gram panchayatKamawada
- Community development blockKorkunda
- Census village code430946

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

## How far is Markelguda from nearby towns?

- Orkel (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)52 km by road
- Balimela (nearest town)17 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 Markelguda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Podia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balimela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Markelguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Markelguda

Of every 100 households in Markelguda in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Markelguda · ■ Orkel rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**30%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

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 Markelguda?

■ Markelguda · ■ Orkel rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**1030

Working population ****35.4%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 85 (19%)

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 Orkel

- Muduliguda1,809 people
- Chimitapalli1,650 people
- Limaguda1,367 people
- Sikhapali1,292 people
- Rahasbeda1,205 people
- M.V.361,162 people
- Chitapari1,098 people
- M.V.-37976 people

[All 109 villages in Orkel](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markelguda?764051
- How far is Markelguda from Malkangiri?52 km by road
- What is the population of Markelguda?1,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markelguda in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Markelguda?59.8% (Census 2011)