Markakhanda, Salekasa

Markakhanda (मरकाखांदा) is a village located in the Salekasa Taluka of Gondia district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Salekasa block and comes under Managad Village Panchayat. It belongs to Gadchiroli-Chimur parliament constituency and Amgaon assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Markakhanda is 981 out of which 473 are males and rest 508 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1074 females per 1000 males. There are around 119 teenagers in Markakhanda. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 613 persons can read and write. Total 71 people belonging to scheduled caste and 718 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 244 households in Markakhanda, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 683. The pincode of Markakhanda is 441916 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Salekasa Sub Post office
• Kawarabandh Branch Post office
• Latori Branch Post office
• Lohara Branch Post office
• Dhanoli Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Z.P. Marathi P. School Markakhanda
• Marathi P. School Shikaritola

Hospitals

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

• Zalia Sub-Center
• Kawarabandh Sub-Center
• Kahali Sub-Center
• Darekasa Sub-Center
• Jamakudo Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Bank of Maharashtra Salekasa