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- LGD code
- 245136
- Pincode
- 803109
- Post office
- Giriak
- Population
- 1,742
- Households
- 266
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 666
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
मरकता की तुलना
By population, Markata ranks #20 of 45 villages in Giriak mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.2%
+11.2% vs mandal average
- Markata
- 60.2%
- Giriak mandal
- 49.0%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−24 vs mandal average
- Markata
- 908
- Giriak mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Markata
- 6.5
- Giriak mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
मरकता एक नज़र में
मरकता बिहार के नालंदा जिले के गिरियक ब्लॉक में 1,742 लोगों 266 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो गिरियक ब्लॉक के 45 गांवों में 20वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 60% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 49% से 11 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 908 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 803109 है, Giriak डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 245136 है। गांव Begusarai विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Kundan Kumar हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 2,054 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Pyarepur →
आसपास के गांवों की तुलना
आमने-सामने तुलना →| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| मरकता · यह गांव | 1,742 | 60% | — |
| Pearepur · Giriak | 4,235 | 47% | — |
| Isua · Giriak | 3,791 | 48% | — |
| Durgapur · Giriak | 3,242 | 53% | — |
| Rupaspur · Giriak | 901 | 22% | — |
| Pearepur Arazi · Giriak | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · मरकता
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Adampur
- Total area (ha)
- 183
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य तथ्य — मरकता
- LGD code
- 245136
- Pincode
- 803109
- Post office
- Giriak
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,742
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,054
- Households
- 266
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kundan Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Giriak
एक ही पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 803109
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Other villages named Markata
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गिरियक मंडल के अन्य गांव
View all 54+ →- Raitar
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- Chorsua
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- Ghorahi
- Pearepur
- Bakra
- Isua
- Dasrathpur
- Durgapur
- Puri
- Satauwa
- Gazipur
- Kandopur
- Adampur
- Puraini
- Kairua
- Ghora Katora
- Tarokhar
- Saindih
- Adampur
- Sakuchi
- Mohammadpur
- Manpur
- Daktar English
- Jalalpur
- Mahila
- Rupaspur
- Mahatpura
- Khanpur
- Takhat Rauza
- Barhaita
- Palhauwa
- Lakkha Chak
- Katauna (Part In Katrisarai)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)