# Makrer Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Makrer

Makrer is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 36 households**, the 39th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 147people (2011)
- 36households
- 86.3%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Makrer PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makrer is 176210.** Makrer falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009283

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

## How far is Makrer from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)53 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 Makrer?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Makrer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lapiana
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harchakian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Makrer known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 31% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Makrer

Of every 100 households in Makrer in 2011, 100 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Makrer · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**70%

Use banking services ****89%**

**94%

Television ****81%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Makrer?

■ Makrer · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**853

Working population ****59.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 49% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (23%) · **■** Marginal 66 (76%)

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 Harchakian

- Bhandrela174 people
- Gujrera167 people
- Samleta161 people
- Karnol148 people
- Bareta146 people
- Bat Balla143 people
- Uparla Lanj135 people
- Jagehr123 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makrer?176210
- How far is Makrer from Dharmsala?55 km by road
- What is the population of Makrer?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrer in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makrer?86.3% (Census 2011)