Markoot, Gurez
Markoot is a village and Halqa Panchayat of the Gurez Tehsil in Bandipora district of Jammu & Kashmir, which falls under Gurez block. It belongs to Baramulla parliament constituency and Gurez assembly constituency. Gulnaza Bagum is the President of Markoot Halqa Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address gulnazabagum@gmail.com and mobile number 77809xxx55. The Secretary is Krishan Lal, who can be reached at email address krishanlal@gmail.com and mobile number 70062xxx17. The Panchayat address is Dawar Gurez, Dawar, Pincode - 193503. You can reach there by taking a bus till Dawar bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Markoot is 2.3 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 942 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 707 females per 1000 males. There are around 406 teenagers in Markoot. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 4 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 292 households in Markoot, which means every family has 8 members on average. The village has working population of 672. The pincode of Markoot is 193503 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gurez Sub Post office
- Barnoi Kashpeth Branch Post office
- Kanzalwan Branch Post office
- Markoot Branch Post office
- Puranatulail Branch Post office
Schools
Markoot has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Middle School Markot
- Govt. Primary School Markoot-I
- Govt. Middle School Markot
- Govt. Primary School Sheikh Mohalla Markote
- Govt. Middle School Shangroo Mohalla Markot
Hospitals
Markoot has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- New type Primary Health Center Gujran
- Sub-Center Hassan Gam
- New type Primary Health Center Kanzalawan
- New type Primary Health Center Chorwan
- Mac Badwan Sub-Center
Covered villages
Markoot Halqa Panchayat manages total 1 villages.
- Markoot