# Makhror Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Makhror

Makhror is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 53 households**, the 64th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 247people (2011)
- 53households
- 87.9%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Makhror PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhror is 176036.** Makhror falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010580

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

## How far is Makhror from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)76 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)4 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 Makhror?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Makhror; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gaguhi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chowki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Makhror known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 35% of the 64 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 Makhror

Of every 100 households in Makhror in 2011, 100 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makhror · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**34%

Tap water ****82%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

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

**35%

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

**64%

Use banking services ****2%**

**91%

Television ****78%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Makhror?

■ Makhror · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**891

Working population ****61.9%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 85.3% for women. 56% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 141 (92%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Barota259 people
- Salehr255 people
- Kopra253 people
- Rajol Palahi249 people
- Sunhetar246 people
- Kubhkar244 people
- Khohla243 people
- Bag241 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhror?176036
- How far is Makhror from Dharmsala?76 km by road
- What is the population of Makhror?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhror in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makhror?87.9% (Census 2011)