# Markuwakhal Village, Chaukhutiya, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Chaukhutiya, Almora 

# Markuwakhal

Markuwakhal is a village in Chaukhutiya sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 87 households**, the 41st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 324people (2011)
- 87households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,418females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markuwakhal

Of every 100 households in Markuwakhal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markuwakhal · ■ Chaukhutiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**48%

Tap water ****62%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**69%

Use banking services ****84%**

**79%

Television ****62%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Markuwakhal?

■ Markuwakhal · ■ Chaukhutiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1418**

**1297

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****75.3%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 58.2% for women. 71% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 108 (44%)

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 Chaukhutiya

- Songaon378 people
- Khrktaya351 people
- Temata335 people
- Bakhli Bisht325 people
- Khnuli323 people
- Barlgaon316 people
- Boragaon316 people
- Bhanotiya310 people

[All 176 villages in Chaukhutiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/chaukhutiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markuwakhal?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markuwakhal in?Almora district (Chaukhutiya sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Markuwakhal?72.5% (Census 2011)