Markar, Pottangi

Markar is a village located in the Pottangi Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Pottangi block and comes under Kotiya Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Markar is 275 out of which 127 are males and rest 148 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1165 females per 1000 males. There are around 54 teenagers in Markar. It has literacy rate of 3% which means around 7 persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 6 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 62 households in Markar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 166. The pincode of Markar is 764039 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Pottangi Sub Post office
• Maliput Branch Post office
• Ondrangi Branch Post office
• Sorada Branch Post office
• Sunki Branch Post office

Schools

Markar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Ssd Higher Secondary School, Thuria
• Govt. High School, Pottangi
• Champakenda Govt Girls High School
• Kotia Rs
• Chandaka(Baraja) As

Hospitals

Markar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kuruli Sub-Center
• Maliput Sub-Center
• Rallegada Sub-Center
• Gangarajpur Sub-Center
• Thuria Sub-Center

Banks

Markar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Kotia