# Makrahan Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawali, Kangra 

# Makrahan

Makrahan is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176023**. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 193 households**, the 40th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 805people (2011)
- 193households
- 90.1%literacy
- 176023PIN code

## Makrahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makrahan is 176023.** Makrahan falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176023
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code009161

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

## How far is Makrahan from nearby towns?

- Jawali (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)28 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 Makrahan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Makrahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jawali
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mutlahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rehan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Makrahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 63% of the 73 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 Makrahan

Of every 100 households in Makrahan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Makrahan · ■ Jawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**66%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Makrahan?

■ Makrahan · ■ Jawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**819

Working population ****28.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 86.4% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 117 (50%) · **■** Marginal 99 (42%)

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 Jawali

- Nargala885 people
- Sughal849 people
- Jarpal845 people
- Bagwal823 people
- Dharun790 people
- Khabbal773 people
- Kharota763 people
- Mutlahr732 people

[All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makrahan?176023
- How far is Makrahan from Dharmsala?77 km by road
- What is the population of Makrahan?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrahan in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makrahan?90.1% (Census 2011)