Markacho (community development block)
| Markacho | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Koderma |
| Block | Markacho |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 94,419 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 825318 (Markacho PO) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06554 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | ? |
| Website | koderma |
| CD Block | |
Markacho is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 34 km from Koderma, the district head quarters.
Geography
Markacho is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has an average elevation of 332 metres (1,089 ft).[1]
Panchayats in Markacho CD Block are: Chopnadih, Dagarnawan, Devepur, Daharokhurd, Jamu, Kadodih, Mahugai, Markacho Middle, Markacho North, Markacho South, Murkmanai, Nawadih, Paplo, Purnanagar, Simariya and Telodih. [2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Markacho CD Block had a total population of 94,419, all of which were rural. There were 46,865 males and 47,554 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 10,838 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,226. [3]
Hindi is the local language in the Markacho area, People also speak Santali[4]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Markacho CD Block was 48,796 out of which 29,827 were males and 18,969 were females.[3]
Transportation
The 111 km long railway project from Koderma to Giridih costing Rs. 787.87 crore was inaugurated from Koderma to Nawadih in Markacho CD Block on 26 June 2013 by Babulal Marandi, the JVM-P Chief. The state government paid fifty percent of the project cost.[5]
See Also
References
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Blocks of Koderma district
