# Markhamau, Soraon, Allahabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Soraon, Allahabad 

# Markhamau

Markhamau is a village in [Soraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/soraon/) sub-district of [Allahabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **3,475 people in 554 households**, the 58th largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 3,475people (2011)
- 554households
- 64.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markhamau

Of every 100 households in Markhamau in 2011, 17 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markhamau · ■ Soraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**83%

Tap water ****41%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****53%**

**76%

Television ****9%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Markhamau?

■ Markhamau · ■ Soraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**909

Working population ****31.6%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 173 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (10%) · **■** Household industry 60 (5%) · **■** Other work 546 (50%) · **■** Marginal 215 (20%)

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 Soraon

- Mohammadpurnaugawan3,562 people
- Kurgaon3,532 people
- Aruwahw3,496 people
- Siswan3,484 people
- Madhopur Urf Sadhanganj3,470 people
- Mideora3,469 people
- Mansaita3,466 people
- Mansurabad3,386 people

[All 443 villages in Soraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/soraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markhamau?3,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markhamau in?Allahabad district (Soraon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markhamau?64.8% (Census 2011)