Markapur

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Markapur
Markapur (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Prakasam
Location : 15 ° 44 ′  N , 79 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 15 ° 44 ′  N , 79 ° 17 ′  E
Height : 145 m
Residents : 71,092 (2011)

Markapur is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

The city is part of the Prakasam district . Markapur has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 11 wards (constituencies).

Demographics

The city's population is 71,092, according to the 2011 census. Markapur has a gender ratio of 992 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 77.0% in 2011. Almost 80% of the population are Hindus , approx. 19% are Muslim and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. Children under 6 years of age are 11.5% of the population.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Markapur Population 2011-2019 Census. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .