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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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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
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Markata ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
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).
Markata ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Markata ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਨਾਲੰਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Giriak ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,742 ਲੋਕਾਂ 266 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Giriak ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 45 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 20ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 60% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 49% ਤੋਂ 11 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 908 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 803109 ਹੈ, Giriak ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 245136 ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ Begusarai ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Kundan Kumar। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 2,054, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Pyarepur →
ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਤੁਲਨਾ →| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markata · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 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 · Markata
- 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.
Notice board · Markata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Markata
- 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
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 803109
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Other villages named Markata
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Markata
Giriak ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 54+ →- Raitar
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- Pokharpur
- Chorsua
- Giriak Bahbolpur
- 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)