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Markha Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Markha is a medium size village located in Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 138 families residing. The Markha village has population of 715 of which 378 are males while 337 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Markha village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 11.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Markha village is 892 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Markha as per census is 818, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Markha village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Markha village was 92.28 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Markha Male literacy stands at 94.91 % while female literacy rate was 89.37 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Markha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Markha village.

Markha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 138 - -
Population 715 378 337
Child (0-6) 80 44 36
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.28 % 94.91 % 89.37 %
Total Workers 219 192 27
Main Worker 189 - -
Marginal Worker 30 18 12

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Markha village of Paschim Medinipur district.

Work Profile

In Markha village out of total population, 219 were engaged in work activities. 86.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 219 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.