# Markachha Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Markachha

Markachha is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 103 households**, the 159th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 707people (2011)
- 103households
- 54.3%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markachha

Of every 100 households in Markachha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Markachha · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**9%

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 Markachha?

■ Markachha · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**914

Working population ****28.4%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 33% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 191 (95%)

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 Chauri Chaura

- Silhata781 people
- Diwa766 people
- Chakia761 people
- Mahdewa Adai715 people
- Narendra Pur684 people
- Pipra Manni681 people
- Basuhi661 people
- Bagani650 people

[All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/chauri-chaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markachha?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markachha in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markachha?54.3% (Census 2011)