# Makhan Purcharkan Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/makhan-purcharkan/ Village · Bishnah, Jammu # Makhan Purcharkan Makhan Purcharkan is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181132**. The 2011 Census counted **1,846 people in 391 households**, the 9th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%. - 1,846people (2011) - 391households - 80.7%literacy - 181132PIN code ## Makhan Purcharkan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makhan Purcharkan is 181132.** Makhan Purcharkan falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181132 - Gram panchayatMakhan Pur - Community development blockBishnah - Census village code006205 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makhan Purcharkan from nearby towns? - Bishnah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)20 km by road - Bishnah (nearest town)6 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 Makhan Purcharkan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Makhan Purcharkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bishnah - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bishnah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Makhan Purcharkan known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 93% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Makhan Purcharkan Of every 100 households in Makhan Purcharkan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Makhan Purcharkan · ■ Bishnah rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****50%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **44% Use banking services ****96%** **82% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****81%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Makhan Purcharkan? ■ Makhan Purcharkan · ■ Bishnah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **81.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653** **746 Working population ****28.8%** **27.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (43%) · **■** Marginal 138 (26%) 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 Bishnah - Deoli3,063 people - Harseh Dabar2,980 people - Chak Murar2,042 people - Pindi Charkan Kalan1,984 people - Rehal Dhamalian1,831 people - Kanhal1,820 people - Kathar1,736 people - Bhatiyari1,707 people [All 116 villages in Bishnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makhan Purcharkan?181132 - How far is Makhan Purcharkan from Jammu?20 km by road - What is the population of Makhan Purcharkan?1,846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makhan Purcharkan in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Makhan Purcharkan?80.7% (Census 2011)