# Makar Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Makar

Makar is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174311**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 120 households**, the 18th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 513people (2011)
- 120households
- 86.9%literacy
- 174311PIN code

## Makar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makar is 174311.** Makar falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174311
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017563

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

## How far is Makar from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)9 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 Makar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Makar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hadeta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Makar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 47% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Makar

Of every 100 households in Makar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makar · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****64%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**65%

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

**38%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****87%**

**91%

Television ****58%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Makar?

■ Makar · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**874

Working population ****4.3%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 81.5% for women. 5% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 9 (41%) · **■** Marginal 5 (23%)

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 Barsar

- Bani Khas529 people
- Nara522 people
- Ghamarwin520 people
- Kallouhan514 people
- Neri510 people
- Maslana Kalan502 people
- Tikkar Rajputtan495 people
- Kaswar465 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makar?174311
- How far is Makar from Hamirpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Makar?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makar in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makar?86.9% (Census 2011)