Markacho is a village and gram panchayat in the Markacho CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Markacho | |
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Village | |
  Markacho Location in Jharkhand, India  Markacho Markacho (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′38″N 85°50′04″E / 24.327222°N 85.834444°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Koderma |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,298 |
| Languages (*For language details see Markacho (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825318 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06534 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Website | koderma |
Geography
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5miles
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Dam
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
editMarkacho is located at 24°19′38″N 85°50′04″E / 24.327222°N 85.834444°E.
Overview
editKoderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.[1][2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Markacho had a total population of 14,298, of which 7,221 (51%) were males and 7,077 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,585. The total number of literate persons in Markacho was 8,537 (72.88% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Civic administration
editPolice station
editMarkacho police station serves Markacho CD block.[5]
CD block HQ
editHeadquarters of Markacho CD block is at Markacho village.[6]
Transport
editThere is a station nearby at Nawadih on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.[7]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Koderma". Contact Numbers. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Kodarma on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Koderma-Maheshmunda Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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