# Markha Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Markha

Markha is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 138 households**, the 155th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 715people (2011)
- 138households
- 92.3%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markha

Of every 100 households in Markha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**18%

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 Markha?

■ Markha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**960

Working population ****30.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 89.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (10%) · **■** Household industry 32 (15%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (14%)

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 Keshpur

- Tatarpur724 people
- Akhra Pota723 people
- Bhagirath Bar721 people
- Ranpara719 people
- Khas Jangal710 people
- Bilasbar706 people
- Akandi705 people
- Ratan Hati704 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markha?715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Markha?92.3% (Census 2011)