Markona, Simulia
Markona is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Similia Tehsil in Baleshwar district of Odisha, which falls under Simulia block. Kamalakanta Nayak is the President of Markona Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ori-simulia@nic.in and mobile number 70084xxx77. The Panchayat landline number is 06788-23**41. The Secretary is Asish Kumar Mohapatra, who can be reached at email address mrutyunjaya81@gmil.com and mobile number 83288xxx16. The Panchayat address is At/Po- Markona, Markona, Pincode - 756129. You can reach there by taking a bus till Markona Bus Stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has internet facility. There are one computer, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on May 2024, the current population of Markona is 3.6 thousands out of which 1.8 thousands are males and rest 1.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 943 females per 1000 males. There are around 357 teenagers in Markona. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 2.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 482 people belonging to scheduled caste and 273 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 731 households in Markona, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Markona is 756126 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Simulia Sub Post office
- Simulia Bazar Sub Post office
- Govindapur Branch Post office
- Markona Branch Post office
- Mohammadpur Branch Post office
Schools
Markona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Simulia Higher Secondary School Markona
- Government Upper Primary School Markona
- Sai Shree Public School
- Sri Aurobindo N.S Niketan
- Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Simulia
Hospitals
Markona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sahigaon Sub-Center
- Jamujhadi Primary Health Center N
- Simulia Main Sub-Center
- Bari Sub-Center
- Anandapur Sub-Center
Banks
Markona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Markona Gram Panchayat manages total 6 villages.