Markhan Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Markhan is a small village located in Padhar Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Markhan village has population of 183 of which 82 are males while 101 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Markhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 15.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Markhan village is 1232 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Markhan as per census is 1231, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Markhan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Markhan village was 67.53 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Markhan Male literacy stands at 73.91 % while female literacy rate was 62.35 %.

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

Markhan Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	36	-	-
Population	183	82	101
Child (0-6)	29	13	16
Schedule Caste	93	39	54
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	67.53 %	73.91 %	62.35 %
Total Workers	138	64	74
Main Worker	93	-	-
Marginal Worker	45	20	25

Caste Factor

In Markhan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.82 % of total population in Markhan village. The village Markhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Markhan village out of total population, 138 were engaged in work activities. 67.39 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.61 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.