Village · Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad
# Makratanr

Makratanr is a village in Purbi Tundi* sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 189 people in 31 households, the 67th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.
- 189 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 890 females per 1,000 males

## Makratanr PIN code and other codes

Makratanr falls in Purbi Tundi* sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.
- Gram panchayat Mohalidih
- Community development block Purbi Tundi*
- Census village code 361264

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Makratanr from nearby towns?
- Purbi Tundi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Makratanr?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pokharia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Govindpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Govindpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makratanr known for?

The main crops are rice. About 23% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Makratanr

Of every 100 households in Makratanr in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makratanr · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 74%
- Use banking services 67% 37%
- Television 3% 14%
- Mobile phone 17% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 23%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Makratanr?

■ Makratanr · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 61.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 783 989
- Working population 48.7% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 42.3% for women. 45% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (36%) · ■ Other work 29 (32%) · ■ Marginal 17 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Purbi Tundi*
- Rajamdi 209 people
- Bartor 207 people
- Garbhadi 199 people
- Bejdi 194 people
- Barayatanr 183 people
- Santaldi Alias Gopaldi 174 people
- Kansjor 169 people
- Kishundi 160 people

All 85 villages in Purbi Tundi*

## Quick answers
- How far is Makratanr from Dhanbad? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Makratanr? 189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makratanr in? Dhanbad district (Purbi Tundi* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Makratanr? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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