# Markania Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Markania

Markania is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 134 households**, the 265th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 905people (2011)
- 134households
- 80.2%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markania

Of every 100 households in Markania in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markania · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**77%

Television ****59%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Markania?

■ Markania · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**911

Working population ****61.1%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (35%) · **■** Household industry 92 (17%) · **■** Other work 86 (16%) · **■** Marginal 49 (9%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Devarapur927 people
- Naikota927 people
- Alahiya923 people
- Ratanpura917 people
- Chhaparatur Kaha892 people
- Lakhipur881 people
- Bishunpura880 people
- Basaratiya868 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markania?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markania in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markania?80.2% (Census 2011)