Markapur
Markapur is a town in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also a Block, Mandal and Mandal Panchayat of Prakasam district.
As on April 2024, the current population of Markapur is 76.5 thousands out of which 38.4 thousands are males and rest 38.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 992 females per 1000 males. There are around 8.2 thousands teenagers in Markapur. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 51 thousands persons can read and write. Total 9.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 18.5 thousands households in Markapur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The town has working population of 27.1 thousands.
Schools
Markapur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- (07077) Sadhana Junior College Markapur
- Zilla Parishad High School 10th Ward
- Zilla Parishad High School (Girls) 6th Ward
- Srivivekanandavidyapee
- Srisaibalajimodel Upper Primary School
Markapur Mandal Panchayat
Poreddy Aruna is the President (Block Pramukh) of Mandal Panchayat Markapur, who can be contacted at email address pcr.loyola@gmail.com and mobile number 91826xxx47. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is T.Hanumantharao, who can be reached at email address mcc.markapur@gmail.com and mobile number 70930xxx70. The Block address is Opp: Rtc Bus Stand, Markapur, Pincode - 523316. You can reach there by taking a bus till Markapur bus stop. The Block has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.Markapur Mandal Panchayat consists of total 24 Grama Panchayat.