{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Markacho | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|24.327222|N|85.834444|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Koderma district|Koderma]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 14298 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see [[Markacho (community development block)#Language and religion]]) | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 825318 | area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code | area_code = 06534 | registration_plate = JH 12 | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]] | website = {{URL|koderma.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''Markacho''' is a village and [[gram panchayat]] in the [[Markacho (community development block)|Markacho]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Koderma subdivision]] of the [[Koderma district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].
==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=380| height=450| zoom=10 | coord={{coord|24|33|0|N|85|38|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division'''<br/>M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1={{coord|24|23|28|N|85|28|34|E}} | label-pos1=bottom|label1= Chandwara | numbered1=R| mark-title1=[[Chandwara]] (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|24|34|48|N|85|46|18|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Dhab| numbered2=R| mark-title2=[[Dhab]] (R) |mark-coord3={{coord|24|22|33|N|85|38|37|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Jainagar| numbered3=R| mark-title3=[[Jainagar, Koderma]] (R) |mark-coord4={{coord|24|19|38|N|85|50|4|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Markacho| numbered4=R| mark-title4=Markacho (R)|shape-color4=black| label-size4=13|label-color4=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> |mark-coord5={{coord|24|24|26|N|85|48|41|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Nawadih| numbered5=R| mark-title5=[[Nawadih, Markacho]] (R) |mark-coord6={{coord|24|25|51|N|85|46|21|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Nawalsahi| numbered6=R| mark-title6=[[Nawalsahi]] (R) |mark-coord7={{coord|24|44|47|N|85|46|10|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Satgawan| numbered7=R| mark-title7=[[Satgawan]] (R) |mark-coord8={{coord|24|19|55|N|85|31|0|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Tilaiya| numbered8=R| mark-title8=[[Tilaiya]] (R) |mark-coord9={{coord|24|21|20|N|85|27|55|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Urwan| numbered9=R| mark-title9=[[Urwan]] (R) |mark-coord10={{coord|24|28|12|N|85|36|0|E}} | label-pos10=bottom|label10=Kodarma| numbered10=M| mark-title10= [[Kodarma]] (M) |label-size10=13 |label-color10=#800000 |mark-coord11={{coord|24|25|44|N|85|32|7|E}} | label-pos11=bottom|label11=Jhumri Telaiya| numbered11=M| mark-title11= [[Jhumri Telaiya]] (M) |label-size11=13 |label-color11=#800000 |mark-coord12={{coord|24|28|23|N|85|41|23|E}}| label-pos12=top|label12=Domchanch| numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Domchanch]] (CT) |shape-color12= #A40000 |mark-coord13={{coord|24|25|50|N|85|35|22|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13=Bekobar| numbered13=CT| mark-title13= [[Bekobar]] (CT) |shape-color13= #A40000 |mark-coord14={{coord|24|26|40|N|85|33|9|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Karma| numbered14=CT| mark-title14= [[Karma, Koderma]] (CT) |shape-color14= #A40000 |mark-coord15={{coord|24|19|26|N|85|31|40|E}}| label15= Tilaiya|labela15= Dam| label-color15 = #C42222 | label-angle15=0| label-pos15=right| label-size15=10| mark-size15=12| numbered15=D|mark-title15 =[[Tilaiya Dam]]| shape-color15=#C42222 |mark-coord16={{coord|24|23|28|N|85|33|40|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Koderma Thermal Power Station | numbered16=P| mark-title16= [[Koderma Thermal Power Station]] |shape-color16=#967117 |mark-coord17={{coord|24|34|0|N|85|36|0|E}} | label-pos17=bottom|label17=Koderma|labela17=Wildlife|labelb17= Sanctuary| numbered17=T|shape-color17= #74C365| mark-title17= [[Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary]] (T) |mark-coord18={{coord|24|20|0|N|85|37|0|E}} |label18= Barakar River |label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18= 10| label-pos18=top| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18 =none |mark-coord19={{coord|24|40|0|N|85|50|0|E}} |label19= Sakri River|label-color19 = #77A1CB| label-angle19= 50| label-pos19=top| label-size19=10| mark-size19=0| mark-title19 =none |arc-coordA={{coord|24|40|0|N|85|25|0|E}}|arc-textA= BIHAR| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA= -75| arc-gapA=15.0| arc-radiusA=0.35}}
===Location=== Markacho is located at {{coord|24.327222|N|85.834444|E|display=inline}}.
===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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2003_PART_A_DCHB_KODARMA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A| work = Pages 8 and 9 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2003_PART_B_DCHB_KODARMA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B| work = Page 18| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.dvc.gov.in/activitiesdamsbarrages.htm |title =Damodar Valley Corporation |work =Dams and Barrages |publisher =DVC|accessdate =2 January 2021 |url-status =dead |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100429025712/http://www.dvc.gov.in/activitiesdamsbarrages.htm |archive-date =2010-04-29 }}</ref>
<small>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.</small>
==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).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2004_PART_B_DCHB_GIRIDIH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | accessdate = 20 December 2020}}</ref>
==Civic administration== ===Police station=== Markacho police station serves Markacho CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/koderma | title = District Police Profile - Koderma | work = Contact Numbers | publisher = Jharkhand Police | accessdate = 20 December 2020 | archive-date = 2 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210102033429/https://jhpolice.gov.in/koderma | url-status = dead }}</ref>
===CD block HQ=== Headquarters of Markacho CD block is at Markacho village.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2003_PART_A_DCHB_KODARMA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Map of Kodarma on the third page|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | accessdate = 20 December 2020}}</ref>
==Transport== There is a station nearby at [[Nawadih, Markacho|Nawadih]] on the [[Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/koderma-maheshmunda-passenger-53366/21983/1428/10156 |title = Koderma-Maheshmunda Passenger | work= Time Table |publisher= IndiaRailInfo | accessdate = 20 December 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Koderma District}}
[[Category:Villages in Koderma district]]
{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}