# Markara Village, Barhaj, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Markara

Markara is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,804 people in 483 households**, the 20th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,804people (2011)
- 483households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markara

Of every 100 households in Markara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Markara · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****17%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**87%

Use banking services ****80%**

**79%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Markara?

■ Markara · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**933

Working population ****20.3%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (14%) · **■** Marginal 339 (60%)

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 Barhaj

- Satrao3,053 people
- Badya Fulwaria2,852 people
- Nariyad2,813 people
- Arila2,812 people
- Dehari2,789 people
- Mouna Garhwa2,788 people
- Dewasia Bangar2,750 people
- Telia Afgan2,717 people

[All 293 villages in Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markara?2,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markara in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markara?72.0% (Census 2011)