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Markandpur Population - Puri, Orissa

Markandpur is a medium size village located in Sadar Block of Puri district, Orissa with total 402 families residing. The Markandpur village has population of 1990 of which 1003 are males while 987 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Markandpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 193 which makes up 9.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Markandpur village is 984 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Markandpur as per census is 949, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Markandpur village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Markandpur village was 84.81 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Markandpur Male literacy stands at 89.93 % while female literacy rate was 79.62 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Markandpur 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 Markandpur village.

Markandpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 402 - -
Population 1,990 1,003 987
Child (0-6) 193 99 94
Schedule Caste 107 55 52
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.81 % 89.93 % 79.62 %
Total Workers 658 605 53
Main Worker 535 - -
Marginal Worker 123 107 16

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.38 % of total population in Markandpur village. The village Markandpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Markandpur village out of total population, 658 were engaged in work activities. 81.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 658 workers engaged in Main Work, 244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.