Markacho

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
Village
Markacho Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Markacho Markacho (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.327222°N 85.834444°E / 24.327222; 85.834444
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.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

B

I

H

A

R

S

Sakri River

R

Barakar River

T

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

P

Koderma Thermal Power Station

D

Tilaiya
Dam

CT

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

M

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

R

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Dhab

R

Chandwara

   

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
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

Markacho is located at 24.327222°N 85.834444°E / 24.327222; 85.834444.

Overview

Koderma 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

According 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

Police station

Markacho police station serves Markacho CD block.^[5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Markacho CD block is at Markacho village.^[6]

Transport

There is a station nearby at Nawadih on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.^[7]