Markacho is a village and
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
in the
Markacho CD block
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in the
Koderma subdivision of the
Koderma district
Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh d ...
in the
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
.
Geography
Location
Markacho is located at .
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
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power st ...
, at
Tilaiya
Tilaiya is a village in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Tilaiya is located at .
Overview
Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of ...
, was built across the
Barakar River
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, befo ...
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.
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).
Civic administration
Police station
Markacho police station serves Markacho CD block.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Markacho CD block is at Markacho village.
Transport
There is a station nearby at
Nawadih on the
Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.
References
Villages in Koderma district
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