# Makhrol Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Makhrol

Makhrol is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 57 households**, the 92nd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 280people (2011)
- 57households
- 84.8%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Makhrol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhrol is 171209.** Makhrol falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025179

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

## How far is Makhrol from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)22 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)12 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 Makhrol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Makhrol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kufari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 covered wells
- 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 Makhrol known for?

The main crops are **apple and potato**. About 21% of the 113 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 Makhrol

Of every 100 households in Makhrol in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Makhrol · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**47%

Tap water ****88%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**51%

Use banking services ****62%**

**75%

Television ****63%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**88%

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 Makhrol?

■ Makhrol · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**908

Working population ****76.1%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%) · **■** Marginal 45 (21%)

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 Theog

- Latiana283 people
- Tikar282 people
- Balag281 people
- Manjhrana281 people
- Kharori279 people
- Tikar276 people
- Kot272 people
- Jugo271 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhrol?171209
- How far is Makhrol from Shimla?22 km by road
- What is the population of Makhrol?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhrol in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makhrol?84.8% (Census 2011)