# Markuri Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Markuri

Markuri is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,476 people in 283 households**, the 122nd largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,476people (2011)
- 283households
- 52.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markuri

Of every 100 households in Markuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markuri · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**86%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**81%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Markuri?

■ Markuri · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**930

Working population ****50.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 31.9% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (72%) · **■** Household industry 74 (10%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (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 Robertsganj

- Babanauli1,517 people
- Raipura1,516 people
- Deori1,513 people
- Barak1,479 people
- Kirhulia1,472 people
- Karaki1,452 people
- Shahijan Khurd1,430 people
- Koriyanw1,421 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markuri?1,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markuri in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markuri?52.6% (Census 2011)