# Makarchha Village, Seoni, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Seoni, Shimla 

# Makarchha

Makarchha is a village in Seoni sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171018**. The 2011 Census counted **379 people in 75 households**, the 9th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 379people (2011)
- 75households
- 85.0%literacy
- 171018PIN code

## Makarchha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makarchha is 171018.** Makarchha falls in Seoni sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171018
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code024073

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

## How far is Makarchha from nearby towns?

- Seoni (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)55 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)5 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 Makarchha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Makarchha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seoni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Seoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Makarchha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 14% of the 74 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 Makarchha

Of every 100 households in Makarchha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Makarchha · ■ Seoni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****87%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

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

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Makarchha?

■ Makarchha · ■ Seoni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**959

Working population ****52.2%**

**60.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Seoni

- Shakrori563 people
- Mandhor451 people
- Domehar395 people
- Paliyar-II384 people
- Rewag360 people
- Bharara356 people
- Nehwat342 people
- Evag337 people

[All 235 villages in Seoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/seoni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makarchha?171018
- How far is Makarchha from Shimla?55 km by road
- What is the population of Makarchha?379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makarchha in?Shimla district (Seoni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makarchha?85.0% (Census 2011)