# Makhatu Village, Ranka, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranka, Garhwa 

# Makhatu

Makhatu is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822125**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 79 households**, the 60th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 389people (2011)
- 79households
- 47.5%literacy
- 822125PIN code

## Makhatu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhatu is 822125.** Makhatu falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822125
- Gram panchayatDudhwal
- Community development blockRanka
- Census village code347836

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

## How far is Makhatu from nearby towns?

- Makhatu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)49 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)49 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 Makhatu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Makhatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Makhatu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Makhatu

Of every 100 households in Makhatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhatu · ■ Ranka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Makhatu?

■ Makhatu · ■ Ranka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**991

Working population ****62.0%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 30.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (11%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 198 (82%)

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 Ranka

- Jasobar457 people
- Garhauta Alias Gurgurkhori A454 people
- Ladi Kanra449 people
- Tale Alias Dale428 people
- Honhe Khurd378 people
- Ulka370 people
- Kedal368 people
- Singa Kalan Alias Sarka335 people

[All 81 villages in Ranka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ranka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhatu?822125
- How far is Makhatu from Garhwa?49 km by road
- What is the population of Makhatu?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhatu in?Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Makhatu?47.5% (Census 2011)