# Markhai Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/markhai/ Village · Zira, Firozpur # Markhai Markhai is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142047**. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 333 households**, the 35th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,609people (2011) - 333households - 59.6%literacy - 142047PIN code ## Markhai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Markhai is 142047.** Markhai falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab. - PIN code142047 - Gram panchayatMarkhai - Community development blockZira - Census village code034390 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Markhai from nearby towns? - Zira (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Firozpur (district HQ)32 km by road - Zira (nearest town)12 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 Markhai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Markhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Zira - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Markhai known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and moong**. About 91% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 554 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 Markhai Of every 100 households in Markhai in 2011, 78 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Markhai · ■ Zira rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **93% Toilet within the home ****66%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **25% Tap water ****26%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **72% Use banking services ****49%** **58% Television ****71%** **79% Mobile phone ****58%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Markhai? ■ Markhai · ■ Zira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****589** **854 Working population ****45.2%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 547 (75%) 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 Zira - Hashmatwala1,688 people - Behk Fattu1,666 people - Hamadwala Uttar1,628 people - Longe Deva1,617 people - Rode Jallewala1,602 people - Sadhuwala1,589 people - Pandori Khatrian1,573 people - Rasulpur1,514 people [All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Markhai?142047 - How far is Markhai from Firozpur?32 km by road - What is the population of Markhai?1,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Markhai in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Markhai?59.6% (Census 2011)