# Makraha Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Makraha

Makraha is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 111 households**, the 125th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 547people (2011)
- 111households
- 72.9%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Makraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makraha is 855115.** Makraha falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222843

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Makraha from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Makraha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Makraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Andhasur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Makraha

Of every 100 households in Makraha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makraha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****9%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Makraha?

■ Makraha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****731**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****509**

**962

Working population ****31.4%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 74.3% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 103 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin

- Sukalrani594 people
- Mujabari587 people
- Pokharia567 people
- Dubra550 people
- Masidgarh Mohiuddinpur514 people
- Kolaha503 people
- Lodhnakhargi494 people
- Bohita474 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makraha?855115
- How far is Makraha from Kishanganj?41 km by road
- What is the population of Makraha?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makraha in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makraha?72.9% (Census 2011)