# Markanda Chak Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Markanda Chak

Markanda Chak is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 227 households**, the 77th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,113people (2011)
- 227households
- 88.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markanda Chak

Of every 100 households in Markanda Chak in 2011, 11 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markanda Chak · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

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 Markanda Chak?

■ Markanda Chak · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**952

Working population ****54.1%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 292 (49%)

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 Sabang

- Kalyanpur1,152 people
- Shibchak1,145 people
- Gobindapur1,140 people
- Khepal1,116 people
- Chak Chandpal1,089 people
- Hariharpur1,064 people
- Manikara1,039 people
- Bhishindipur1,027 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markanda Chak?1,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markanda Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Markanda Chak?88.8% (Census 2011)