# Markandapur Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Markandapur

Markandapur is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 44 households**, the 223rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 164people (2011)
- 44households
- 91.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markandapur

Of every 100 households in Markandapur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markandapur · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**36%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Markandapur?

■ Markandapur · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**949

Working population ****59.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 86.7% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (15%) · **■** Marginal 39 (40%)

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 Panskura

- Baruipur220 people
- Nachhipur203 people
- Chakgogras169 people
- Mugdawri166 people
- Naruigopinath Chak143 people
- Gopinathchak58 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markandapur?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markandapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Markandapur?91.8% (Census 2011)