# Maktot Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Maktot

Maktot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 69 households**, the 60th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 336people (2011)
- 69households
- 69.1%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Maktot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maktot is 171208.** Maktot falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026551

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

## How far is Maktot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)132 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)23 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 Maktot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Maktot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Maktot

Of every 100 households in Maktot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maktot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**58%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****74%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

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 Maktot?

■ Maktot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**884

Working population ****25.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 9 (10%)

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 Chirgaon

- Magwani360 people
- Jhanjwani356 people
- Devi Dhar342 people
- Deodi336 people
- Manghara329 people
- Bhatwa313 people
- Bagi309 people
- Bhamwari305 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maktot?171208
- How far is Maktot from Shimla?132 km by road
- What is the population of Maktot?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maktot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maktot?69.1% (Census 2011)